Transocean (NYSE:RIG) vs. MIND Technology (NASDAQ:MIND) Head to Head Contrast

Transocean (NYSE:RIG) and MIND Technology (NASDAQ:MIND) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

67.7% of Transocean shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.8% of MIND Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of Transocean shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of MIND Technology shares are owned 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Transocean and MIND Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Transocean	3	4	3	2	2.33
MIND Technology	1	0	0	0	1.00

Transocean presently has a consensus target price of $6.68, suggesting a potential upside of 3.46%. Given Transocean’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Transocean is more favorable than MIND Technology.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Transocean and MIND Technology”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Transocean	N/A	N/A	N/A	($1.88)	-3.43
MIND Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.26)	-15.54

MIND Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transocean, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Transocean and MIND Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Transocean	N/A	N/A	N/A
MIND Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Transocean beats MIND Technology on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. It serves integrated energy companies, government-owned or government-controlled energy companies, and other independent energy companies. The company was founded in 1926 and is based in Steinhausen, Switzerland.

About MIND Technology

MIND Technology, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides technology to the oceanographic, hydrographic, defense, seismic, and maritime security industries worldwide. Its primary products include the GunLink seismic source acquisition and control systems that provide operators of marine seismic surveys with precise monitoring and control of energy sources; the BuoyLink RGPS tracking system, which is used to offer precise positioning of marine seismic energy sources and streamers; Sleeve Gun energy sources; SeaLink towed seismic streamer system; and Sea Serpent line of passive sonar arrays for maritime security and anti-submarine warfare applications. The company also provides streamer weight collars, depth and pressure transducers, air control valves, and source array systems; spare and replacement parts; and repair and engineering services, training and field service operations, and umbilical terminations. The company was formerly known as Mitcham Industries, Inc. MIND Technology, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.