Valaris (VAL) Competitors

Valaris (NYSE:VAL) and Transocean (NYSE:RIG) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Do analysts recommend VAL or RIG?

Valaris currently has a consensus target price of $95.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.02%. Transocean has a consensus target price of $8.38, suggesting a potential downside of 0.00%. Given Valaris' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Valaris is more favorable than Transocean.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valaris	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Transocean	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VAL or RIG?

Valaris has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Transocean. Transocean is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valaris, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Valaris	$1.60B	3.53	$176.50M	$1.58	48.35
Transocean	$2.58B	2.50	-$621M	-$1.38	-6.07

Does the media refer more to VAL or RIG?

In the previous week, Valaris and Valaris both had 4 articles in the media. Valaris' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Transocean's score of 0.71 indicating that Valaris is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valaris	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Transocean	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VAL or RIG more profitable?

Valaris has a net margin of 7.04% compared to Transocean's net margin of -37.68%. Valaris' return on equity of 10.00% beat Transocean's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valaris	7.04%	10.00%	4.38%
Transocean	-37.68%	-7.32%	-3.84%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VAL or RIG?

Transocean received 908 more outperform votes than Valaris when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.88% of users gave Transocean an outperform vote while only 15.00% of users gave Valaris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valaris	Outperform Votes 3 15.00%	Underperform Votes 17 85.00%
Transocean	Outperform Votes 911 51.88%	Underperform Votes 845 48.12%

Which has more risk & volatility, VAL or RIG?

Valaris has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transocean has a beta of 2.99, indicating that its stock price is 199% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VAL or RIG?

89.6% of Valaris shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of Transocean shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Valaris shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of Transocean shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Valaris beats Transocean on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.