Analyzing Seadrill (NYSE:SDRL) & Sauer Energy (OTCMKTS:SENY)

Sauer Energy (OTCMKTS:SENY) and Seadrill (NYSE:SDRL) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sauer Energy and Seadrill”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sauer Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seadrill	$1.35 billion	1.06	$300.00 million	$5.29	4.37

Seadrill has higher revenue and earnings than Sauer Energy.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Sauer Energy and Seadrill, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sauer Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
Seadrill	0	0	4	0	3.00

Seadrill has a consensus price target of $50.75, suggesting a potential upside of 119.66%. Given Seadrill’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Seadrill is more favorable than Sauer Energy.

Volatility & Risk

Sauer Energy has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seadrill has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.7% of Seadrill shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Seadrill shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sauer Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seadrill	27.79%	7.24%	5.12%

Summary

Seadrill beats Sauer Energy on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sauer Energy

Sauer Energy, Inc. develops and markets vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) systems. The company focuses on providing its VAWT systems primarily under the WindCutter name. Its VAWT systems are would be used in residential and commercial buildings, oil rigs and off-shore platforms, ships, Islands and other remote facilities, and communications towers and bridges, as well as various industrial applications. Sauer Energy, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Oxnard, California.

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.