Valaris (VAL) Competitors

Valaris (NYSE:VAL) and Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Is VAL or PR a better dividend stock?

Valaris pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Permian Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Valaris pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Permian Resources pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Permian Resources has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Permian Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VAL or PR?

Valaris has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Permian Resources. Permian Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valaris, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Valaris	$2.46B	1.04	$865.40M	$4.26	8.47
Permian Resources	$5.13B	2.01	$476.31M	$1.62	7.94

Do analysts recommend VAL or PR?

Valaris presently has a consensus target price of $49.17, suggesting a potential upside of 36.23%. Permian Resources has a consensus target price of $18.63, suggesting a potential upside of 44.83%. Given Permian Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Permian Resources is more favorable than Valaris.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valaris	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
Permian Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Does the media refer more to VAL or PR?

In the previous week, Permian Resources had 22 more articles in the media than Valaris. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Permian Resources and 6 mentions for Valaris. Valaris' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Permian Resources' score of 0.95 indicating that Valaris is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valaris	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Permian Resources	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, VAL or PR?

Valaris has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Permian Resources has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VAL or PR?

96.7% of Valaris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Permian Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Valaris shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Permian Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VAL or PR?

Permian Resources received 60 more outperform votes than Valaris when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.24% of users gave Permian Resources an outperform vote while only 31.03% of users gave Valaris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valaris	Outperform Votes 18 31.03%	Underperform Votes 40 68.97%
Permian Resources	Outperform Votes 78 67.24%	Underperform Votes 38 32.76%

Is VAL or PR more profitable?

Permian Resources has a net margin of 21.20% compared to Valaris' net margin of 15.81%. Valaris' return on equity of 17.40% beat Permian Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valaris	15.81%	17.40%	8.52%
Permian Resources	21.20%	11.15%	6.93%

Summary

Permian Resources beats Valaris on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.