Insider buying last 90 days
$173Kin 1 open-market purchase
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7 | Chad C Deaton Director | Purchase | $173K |
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Sep 28 close
Transocean's week centers on its pending acquisition of Valaris, a $5.8 billion all-stock deal whose spread narrowed after a report that the Department of Justice is expected to clear the transaction early without divestitures. Alongside that, the Deepwater Conqueror rig secured a 170-day, two-well contract in Equatorial Guinea, adding approximately $80 million to 2027 backlog. A federal court also dismissed an investor suit alleging executives overvalued two rigs later sold at a loss. Analyst commentary remains mixed, with a consensus "Hold" rating and a $6.68 average 12-month target cited in one summary, alongside notes on the company's Q2 results of $0.03 EPS and $966 million revenue.
RIG closed at $5.28, down 1.9%, sitting below both its 50-day ($5.56) and 200-day ($5.66) moving averages, with the 50-day below the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 64.9, placing it in the Accumulation zone. Fair value analysis puts Gekko Fair Value at $5.96, an 11.4% gap below the current price.
Over the next 20 trading days, earnings are not due until 4 November, 36 days out, placing the report outside a typical holding window. Smart money activity includes one open-market insider purchase totaling $173,250 over the last 90 days, alongside one billionaire holder and one trailblazer holder. Seasonality over 5 years shows an average 20-day return of 8.8% from this point, though gains occurred in only 2 of those years. Consensus among 6 firms includes 4 buy, 1 hold, and 1 sell ratings, with a consensus target of $6.55.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Transocean Ltd (Switzerland) scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $5.28 is below the 50-day ($5.56) and 200-day ($5.66) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart64.9, Accumulation
Reading 64.9 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex11.4% below
Price is 11.4% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueLeans bullish
Last 90 days: 1 open-market insider purchase.
See smart moneyReports in 36 days
Next report Nov 4, 2026, 36 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+8.8% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +8.8% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
Transocean Ltd (Switzerland) closed at $5.28 on Sep 28, 2026, +67.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $3.03 to $7.66.
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Transocean provides contract drilling services to companies working in oil and natural gas extraction around the world. It supplies mobile offshore drilling rigs along with the equipment and crews needed to operate them, and it is recognized for its fleet of ultra-deepwater floaters and rigs designed for harsh environmental conditions. As of February 14, 2022, the company managed or held partial stakes in 37 such units, including 27 ultra-deepwater floaters and 10 harsh-environment floaters.
The company works alongside its subsidiaries to run these drilling operations, and its customer base spans large integrated energy firms, government-owned or government-linked oil companies, and a range of independent energy producers.
Transocean was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Steinhausen, Switzerland. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker RIG.
Transocean Ltd (Switzerland)’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 64.9, in the Accumulation zone, up 2.9 points over five sessions.
Up 2.9 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 45 | +1.1% | +7.9% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 229 | +1.0% | +1.2% | ||
| Neutral | 362 | −0.1% | +0.4% | ||
| Distribution | 30 | +0.9% | +4.1% | ||
| Selling | 6 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average RIG share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
Transocean Ltd (Switzerland) trades 11.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $5.96, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Transocean Ltd (Switzerland) shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$5.96
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
11.4% Undervalued
Insiders filed 1 open-market purchase in Transocean Ltd (Switzerland) worth $173K, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
$173Kin 1 open-market purchase
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7 | Chad C Deaton Director | Purchase | $173K |
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in RIG were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
2of the funds Gekko tracks hold RIG.
Transocean Ltd (Switzerland) reports on Nov 4, 2026, after the close (36 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 4, 2026
Expected after the close, 36 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $0.03 est $0.01 | $966.0M est $956.6M | −1.1% |
| May 4, 2026 | −$0.03 est $0.08 | $1.08B est $1.02B | −8.6% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | $0.02 est $0.09 | $1.04B est $1.04B | +4.8% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $0.06 est $0.04 | $1.03B est $1.03B | +4.3% |
| Aug 4, 2025 | −$1.06 est −$0.01 | $988.0M est $993.8M | +3.2% |
| Apr 28, 2025 | −$0.10 est −$0.12 | $906.0M est $886.4M | −5.6% |
| Feb 17, 2025 | −$0.09 est $0.01 | $952.0M est $962.7M | +0.6% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | −$0.52 est −$0.26 | $948.0M est $966.3M | +10.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Transocean Ltd (Switzerland) is $6.55, +24.1% from the last close, from 6 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 6 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20 | Morgan Stanley | $7 | +32.6% |
| Aug 20 | Morgan Stanley | $7 | +32.6% |
| Aug 19 | Bank of America Securities | $4.75 | −10.0% |
| Aug 18 | BTIG | $10 | +89.4% |
| Aug 12 | Barclays | $7 | +32.6% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Transocean Ltd (Switzerland) averaged +8.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +7.8% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +3.8% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +7.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +8.8% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +14.3% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, RIG’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 9.9%.
Transocean Ltd (Switzerland)’s market cap is $5.37B and revenue of $4.12B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Transocean Ltd (Switzerland) this week reads positive: 4 positive, 1 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
Transocean Ltd (Switzerland)’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| SLBSLB | Accumulation | 6.8% below |
| BKRBaker Hughes | Accumulation | 6.7% below |
| NENoble Corporation plc A | Accumulation | 36.5% below |
| VALValaris | Accumulation | 3.8% above |
| PTENPatterson-UTI Energy | Accumulation | 0.4% above |
| HPHelmerich & Payne | Accumulation | 42.1% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Transocean Ltd (Switzerland)’s market cap is $5.37B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $5.28, with 1.12B shares outstanding.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Transocean Ltd (Switzerland) is $6.55, +24.1% from the last close. Of the 6 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 4 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Transocean Ltd (Switzerland) is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $5.28 is 11.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $5.96. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Transocean Ltd (Switzerland) is expected to report on Nov 4, 2026, after the market closes (36 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.03 per share on revenue of $942.9M. Transocean Ltd (Switzerland) beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.9% on average across the report.
Transocean Ltd (Switzerland)’s 52-week high is $7.66 and its 52-week low is $3.03; it closed at $5.28 on Sep 28, 2026, +67.1% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $8.88 on Sep 15, 2023.
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, smart money and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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