News articles about Seadrill (NASDAQ:SDRL) have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Seadrill earned a media sentiment score of 0.01 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media coverage about the company an impact score of 45.9579506544425 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the near future.
These are some of the news headlines that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s scoring:
- Seadrill Ltd (SDRL): Stock to Follow - ExpertGazette (expertgazette.com)
- Which Offshore Driller Had the Worst Return This Year? (finance.yahoo.com)
- Critical Comparison: Seadrill (SDRL) and Transocean Partners (RIGP) (americanbankingnews.com)
- Unusual Activity Spotted in Seadrill Ltd (SDRL) - Evergreen Caller (evergreencaller.com)
- Trader’s Buzzer: Seadrill Ltd (SDRL) - Post Registrar (postregistrar.com)
Shares of Seadrill (NASDAQ:SDRL) traded up 0.2930% during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $0.3423. The company had a trading volume of 1,648,243 shares. The firm’s market capitalization is $172.67 million. Seadrill has a one year low of $0.33 and a one year high of $4.59. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $0.40 and a 200-day moving average of $1.07.
Seadrill (NASDAQ:SDRL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 24th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.11. The business had revenue of $569 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $584.11 million. Seadrill had a net margin of 10.02% and a return on equity of 2.69%. Equities analysts predict that Seadrill will post ($0.13) EPS for the current year.
Several analysts recently commented on SDRL shares. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Seadrill from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, June 23rd. Societe Generale downgraded Seadrill from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 31st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and two have given a hold rating to the company. The stock presently has an average rating of “Sell” and an average price target of $2.75.
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About Seadrill
Seadrill Limited is an offshore drilling contractor providing offshore drilling services to the oil and gas industry. The Company’s primary business is the ownership and operation of drillships, semi-submersible rigs and jack-up rigs for operations in shallow-, mid-, deep-, and ultra deepwater areas, and in benign and harsh environments.
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