Head-To-Head Comparison: Seadrill (NYSE:SDRL) & WBI (NYSE:WBI)

Seadrill (NYSE:SDRL) and WBI (NYSE:WBI) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Seadrill and WBI”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Seadrill	$1.44 billion	2.08	-$77.00 million	$0.03	1,596.43
WBI	$525.55 million	7.43	$11.89 million	$0.08	395.49

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

Profitability

This table compares Seadrill and WBI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seadrill	0.07%	0.64%	0.46%
WBI	0.54%	0.85%	0.41%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Seadrill and WBI, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seadrill	1	2	3	3	2.89
WBI	0	2	3	0	2.60

Seadrill currently has a consensus price target of $55.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.84%. WBI has a consensus price target of $35.60, indicating a potential upside of 12.52%. Given Seadrill’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Seadrill is more favorable than WBI.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.7% of Seadrill shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Seadrill shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.6% of WBI shares are owned by company 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

Seadrill beats WBI on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Seadrill

Seadrill Ltd. engages in the provision of offshore drilling services to the oil and gas industry. It operates through the following segments: Floaters, Jack-up rigs, and Other. The Floaters segment encompasses drilling, completion, and maintenance of offshore exploration and production wells. the Jack-up Rigs segment includes drilling contracts relate to jack-up rigs for operations in harsh and benign environments in shallow water. The Other segment represents management services to third parties and related parties. The company was founded on May 10, 2005 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

About WBI

WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC is an integrated, pure-play water infrastructure company. WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC is based in HOUSTON.