Transocean (NYSE:RIG – Get Rating) and HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPKEW – Get Rating) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Transocean and HighPeak Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
Get Transocean alerts:| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Transocean | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.57 |
| HighPeak Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Transocean presently has a consensus target price of $4.52, suggesting a potential downside of 0.95%. Given Transocean's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Transocean is more favorable than HighPeak Energy.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
55.2% of Transocean shares are held by institutional investors. 12.3% of Transocean shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.Profitability
This table compares Transocean and HighPeak Energy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Transocean | -20.50% | -3.74% | -2.03% |
| HighPeak Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Transocean and HighPeak Energy's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Transocean | $2.56 billion | 1.29 | -$592.00 million | ($0.80) | -5.70 |
| HighPeak Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
HighPeak Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Transocean.
Summary
Transocean beats HighPeak Energy on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Transocean
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Transocean Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells worldwide. It contracts its mobile offshore drilling rigs, related equipment, and work crews to drill oil and gas wells. As of February 14, 2022, the company had partial ownership interests in and operated a fleet of 37 mobile offshore drilling units, including 27 ultra-deep water and 10 harsh environment floaters. It serves integrated energy companies, government-owned or government-controlled oil companies, and other independent energy companies. The company was founded in 1926 and is based in Steinhausen, Switzerland.
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