Capital One Financial Predicts Transocean Q3 Earnings

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Transocean in a report released on Monday, September 15th. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker now anticipates that the offshore drilling services provider will earn $0.04 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Transocean’s current full-year earnings is $0.14 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Transocean’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Barclays upped their target price on Transocean from $3.50 to $4.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Wall Street Zen raised Transocean from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $4.26.

Transocean Trading Up 1.9%

NYSE:RIG opened at $3.47 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $3.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $2.80. Transocean has a 52 week low of $1.97 and a 52 week high of $4.74. The company has a market capitalization of $3.27 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.86, a P/E/G ratio of 6.54 and a beta of 2.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.26.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Transocean

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Josh Arnold Investment Consultant LLC bought a new position in Transocean during the second quarter worth about $26,000. Blume Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Transocean by 125.9% during the 2nd quarter. Blume Capital Management Inc. now owns 10,560 shares of the offshore drilling services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 5,885 shares in the last quarter. Blueshift Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Transocean during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Transocean by 154.8% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 8,810 shares of the offshore drilling services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 5,353 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Verum Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Transocean during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Institutional investors own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

About Transocean

Transocean Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells worldwide. It contracts mobile offshore drilling rigs, related equipment, and work crews to drill oil and gas wells. The company operates a fleet of mobile offshore drilling units, consisting of ultra-deepwater floaters and harsh environment floaters.