Valaris (NYSE:VAL) Stock Rating Lowered by Capital One Financial

Key Points

• Valaris' stock rating has been downgraded from a "strong-buy" to a "hold" by Capital One Financial, with new earnings estimates set for upcoming quarters.
• The stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" with an average target price of $48.19, following mixed reviews from various analysts.
• Valaris reported $1.61 EPS for the last quarter, surpassing expectations, and saw revenues of $615.20 million, indicating a year-over-year growth of 0.8%.

Valaris (NYSE:VAL - Get Free Report) was downgraded by analysts at Capital One Financial from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a note issued to investors on Monday,Zacks.com reports. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Valaris' Q3 2025 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.46 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on VAL. Zacks Research raised Valaris from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. BTIG Research reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Valaris in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Barclays upped their target price on Valaris from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Wall Street Zen raised Valaris from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 30th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $50.00 target price (up from $47.00) on shares of Valaris in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. One equities research 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's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $48.19.

Valaris Price Performance

VAL opened at $51.79 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $48.62 and a 200 day moving average of $41.69. Valaris has a 52-week low of $27.15 and a 52-week high of $57.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The stock has a market cap of $3.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.49 and a beta of 1.17.

Valaris (NYSE:VAL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $1.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.45. The company had revenue of $615.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $582.70 million. Valaris had a return on equity of 12.36% and a net margin of 11.18%.Valaris's revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.03 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Valaris will post 3.96 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Valaris

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VAL. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Valaris by 27.9% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 89,762 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,971,000 after acquiring an additional 19,580 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Valaris by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 35,084 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,552,000 after acquiring an additional 703 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Valaris by 0.3% in 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 during 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 valued at $904,000 after purchasing an additional 5,665 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Valaris by 376.7% in the fourth quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 96,023 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,248,000 after purchasing an additional 130,723 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.74% of the company's stock.

Valaris Company Profile

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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