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Valaris (VAL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$46.98 -0.40 (-0.84%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$46.57 -0.41 (-0.87%)
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About Valaris Stock (NYSE:VAL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$46.75
$48.32
50-Day Range
$36.09
$50.61
52-Week Range
$27.15
$84.20
Volume
961,550 shs
Average Volume
1.62 million shs
Market Capitalization
$3.34 billion
P/E Ratio
11.03
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$52.50
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Valaris Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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71st Percentile Overall Score

VAL MarketRank™: 

Valaris scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 102nd out of 266 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Valaris has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Valaris has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Valaris' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Valaris are expected to grow by 64.39% in the coming year, from $3.96 to $6.51 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Valaris is 11.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.51.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Valaris is 11.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 66.90.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Valaris has a P/B Ratio of 1.49. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Valaris' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.63% of the float of Valaris has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Valaris has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Valaris has recently decreased by 73.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Valaris does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Valaris does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.63% of the float of Valaris has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Valaris has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Valaris has recently decreased by 73.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Valaris has a news sentiment score of 0.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Valaris this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for VAL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Valaris to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Valaris insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.73% of the stock of Valaris is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.74% of the stock of Valaris is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Valaris' insider trading history.
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VAL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Valaris' stock was trading at $44.24 at the start of the year. Since then, VAL shares have increased by 6.2% and is now trading at $46.98.

Valaris Limited (NYSE:VAL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 30th. The company reported ($0.53) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $1.63. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Valaris' top institutional investors include Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG (0.75%), U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC (0.14%), Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.01%) and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Hill Advisors Lp Oak, Gilles Luca, Matthew Lyne, Colleen Grable, Davor Vukadin and Davor Vukadin.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of VAL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Valaris investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/30/2025
Today
7/18/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/31/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Energy
Industry
OIL&GAS - DRILL
Sub-Industry
Petroleum And Natural Gas
Current Symbol
NYSE:VAL
CIK
314808
Fax
N/A
Employees
5,642
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$90.00
Low Price Target
$39.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+11.7%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.26
Trailing P/E Ratio
11.03
Forward P/E Ratio
11.86
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$373.40 million
Net Margins
12.61%
Pretax Margin
19.77%
Return on Equity
14.14%
Return on Assets
7.06%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.49
Current Ratio
1.67
Quick Ratio
1.67

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.36 billion
Price / Sales
1.41
Cash Flow
$7.21 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.52
Book Value
$31.56 per share
Price / Book
1.49

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
71,070,000
Free Float
70,550,000
Market Cap
$3.34 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.15
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This page (NYSE:VAL) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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