Capital One Financial Predicts Valaris FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Capital One Financial projects Valaris Limited to report earnings of $2.39 per share for FY2025, considerably lower than the current consensus estimate of $3.96 per share.
• Valaris recently reported a Q2 earnings of $1.61 per share, surpassing expectations by $0.45, alongside a revenue of $615.2 million.
• A diverse range of analysts have given Valaris a mixed rating, with one Buy rating, nine Hold ratings, and one Sell rating, reflecting varied confidence in the stock's future performance.

Valaris Limited (NYSE:VAL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Capital One Financial issued their FY2025 earnings estimates for Valaris in a report released on Monday, September 15th. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.39 for the year. Capital One Financial has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Valaris' current full-year earnings is $3.96 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Valaris' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.34 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.31 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.67 EPS.

Valaris (NYSE:VAL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $1.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.45. Valaris had a net margin of 11.18% and a return on equity of 12.36%. The firm had revenue of $615.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $582.70 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.03 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up .8% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on VAL. Clarkson Capital downgraded shares of Valaris from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $54.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating and set a $50.00 price objective (up previously from $47.00) on shares of Valaris in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Zacks Research raised shares of Valaris from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Valaris in a report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Fearnley Fonds cut Valaris from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $48.19.

Valaris Stock Down 4.6%

Valaris stock traded down $2.42 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $50.36. 1,973,493 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,047,332. Valaris has a twelve month low of $27.15 and a twelve month high of $57.45. The company has a fifty day moving average of $48.81 and a 200-day moving average of $42.15. The company has a market cap of $3.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.11 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VAL. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Valaris by 27.9% during the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 89,762 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,971,000 after purchasing an additional 19,580 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Valaris by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 35,084 shares of the company's stock worth $1,552,000 after purchasing an additional 703 shares during the period. Nuveen Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Valaris by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 184,318 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,154,000 after purchasing an additional 588 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Valaris by 38.4% in the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 20,430 shares of the company's stock worth $904,000 after purchasing an additional 5,665 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asset Management L.P. increased its stake in Valaris by 376.7% during the fourth quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 96,023 shares of the company's stock worth $4,248,000 after acquiring an additional 130,723 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.74% of the company's stock.

About Valaris

Valaris Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides offshore contract drilling services Gulf of Mexico, South America, North Sea, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through four segments: Floaters, Jackups, ARO, and Other. It owns an offshore drilling rig fleet, which include drillships, dynamically positioned semisubmersible rigs, moored semisubmersible rig, and jackup rigs.