Capital One Financial Forecasts Lower Earnings for Valaris

Key Points

• Capital One Financial has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Valaris to $1.02 per share, down from a previous forecast of $1.05, maintaining a "Hold" rating on the stock.
• The consensus estimate for Valaris' current full-year earnings stands at $3.96 per share, with various analysts issuing mixed ratings, including one "Buy," nine "Hold," and one "Sell."
• Valaris' stock experienced a 0.5% drop but has a market cap of approximately $3.69 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.49.

Valaris Limited (NYSE:VAL - Free Report) - Analysts at Capital One Financial lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Valaris in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, September 15th. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker now anticipates that the company will earn $1.02 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.05. Capital One Financial currently 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' Q1 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.46 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. BTIG Research restated a "buy" rating on shares of Valaris in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Valaris from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Citigroup reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $50.00 target price (up previously from $47.00) on shares of Valaris in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Clarkson Capital downgraded shares of Valaris from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $54.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Valaris from $46.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Valaris has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $48.19.

Valaris Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE VAL opened at $51.79 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.49 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. Valaris has a 52-week low of $27.15 and a 52-week high of $57.90. The business's 50 day moving average is $48.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $41.69.

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

Institutional Trading of Valaris

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lingotto Investment Management LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Valaris by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Lingotto Investment Management LLP now owns 3,655,900 shares of the company's stock valued at $153,950,000 after purchasing an additional 38,579 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Valaris by 20.0% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,761,369 shares of the company's stock valued at $108,412,000 after purchasing an additional 460,792 shares during the last quarter. Dalal Street LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Valaris by 32.0% in the 2nd quarter. Dalal Street LLC now owns 1,883,777 shares of the company's stock valued at $79,326,000 after purchasing an additional 456,213 shares during the last quarter. Schf GPE LLC acquired a new position in shares of Valaris in the 2nd quarter valued at $77,675,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Valaris by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,592,885 shares of the company's stock valued at $67,084,000 after purchasing an additional 52,367 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.

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