HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPKEW – Get Rating) and Transocean (NYSE:RIG – Get Rating) are both mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares HighPeak Energy and Transocean's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Get HighPeak Energy alerts:| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| HighPeak Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Transocean | $2.56 billion | 1.88 | -$592.00 million | ($0.80) | -8.33 |
HighPeak Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Transocean.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for HighPeak Energy and Transocean, as provided by MarketBeat.| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| HighPeak Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Transocean | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.63 |
Transocean has a consensus price target of $5.58, indicating a potential downside of 16.29%. Given Transocean's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Transocean is more favorable than HighPeak Energy.
Profitability
This table compares HighPeak Energy and Transocean's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| HighPeak Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Transocean | -20.50% | -3.74% | -2.03% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
55.2% of Transocean shares are held by institutional investors. 12.3% of Transocean shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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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