SDRL NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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Seadrill Limited · Energy · Oil & Gas Drilling

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Latest close 44.93 USD
4.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 3.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 62.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.2%, after a 15.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 29/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 57/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 6d.

Setup score 53 out of 100
Latest Close 44.93 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 4.2% latest completed week
4W Return 15.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -8.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 84.6% 44 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 5 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 4.2% Latest completed week; four-week move 15.1%. Indicator stack 47/32 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Mixed 29/100 conviction; expected move 14.2%. News sentiment 57/100 49 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 6d Next report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 3.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 62.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.2%, after a 15.1% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.7x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.5212-week average 0.78

12-week confirmation

Trend active7/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership8/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.52Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers55 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 5 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 15.1% over four weeks, -8.9% over 12 weeks, and 48.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W4.2%
4W15.1%
12W-8.9%
26W16.2%
52W48.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year44
Trend breadth84.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.98Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-2.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership9.96Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change619.7%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 87%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength24/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Value32/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
Quality5/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Momentum83/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Growth67/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework0/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
10.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
16.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
2.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
6.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
0.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
8.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-53.1%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
4/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.1x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

SDRL shows mixed options pressure with a 29/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.00, expected move of 14.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction29/100
Expected move14.2%
Put/call volume1.00
Pressure11
Speculation8
Volatility72
Trend agreement60
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 49 relevant articles.

19 positive · 28 neutral · 2 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings6dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move14.2%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-19.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.1%Week of 15 May.
Worst week-12.9%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week+4.2%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses4
Recent vol5.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split33/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.7% / -4.0%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape50/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 50/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis46/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 7/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 8/12.

Activity pressure 0.52; 5 reversal markers Factors33/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 67; Small Cap Core rank 40 SVQF0/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 1010.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options47/100

SDRL shows mixed options pressure with a 29/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.00, expected move of 14.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 14.2% Sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 49 relevant articles.

Seadrill Limited $SDRL Holdings Boosted by Elliott Investment Management L.P. Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings6d

Next report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202644.93 USD4.2%43.25 USD39.39 USD-0.989.962.7MOff
17 Jul 202643.10 USD6.4%42.85 USD39.40 USD-1.015.343.6MOff
10 Jul 202640.49 USD1.6%42.46 USD39.42 USD-1.08-2.144.3MOff
3 Jul 202639.87 USD2.1%42.17 USD39.45 USD-1.03-2.184.1MOff
26 Jun 202639.04 USD1.3%41.91 USD39.46 USD-0.96-1.928.7MOff
19 Jun 202638.54 USD-12.9%41.63 USD39.48 USD-0.87-5.123.5MOn
12 Jun 202644.25 USD-0.3%41.35 USD39.47 USD-0.3910.113.5MOn
5 Jun 202644.38 USD-5.9%40.87 USD39.44 USD0.0811.463.3MOn
29 May 202647.17 USD-7.5%40.34 USD39.39 USD0.4516.242.0MOn
22 May 202650.98 USD-3.3%39.82 USD39.33 USD0.8328.493.6MOn
15 May 202652.70 USD9.1%39.19 USD39.24 USD0.8935.364.2MOn
8 May 202648.32 USD-2.0%38.42 USD39.14 USD0.8725.762.6MOn
1 May 202649.31 USD2.5%37.78 USD39.07 USD1.0232.463.4MOn
24 Apr 202648.10 USD4.2%37.19 USD38.99 USD1.0531.812.2MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.