Valaris (VAL) Competitors $50.26 +1.28 (+2.60%) Closing price 09/4/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$50.50 +0.24 (+0.48%) As of 06:17 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VAL vs. CHRD, PTEN, HAL, MGY, MTDR, MUR, NBR, NE, RIG, and SDRLShould you be buying Valaris stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valaris include Chord Energy (CHRD), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Nabors Industries (NBR), Noble (NE), Transocean (RIG), and Seadrill (SDRL). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Valaris vs. Its Competitors Chord Energy Patterson-UTI Energy Halliburton Magnolia Oil & Gas Matador Resources Murphy Oil Nabors Industries Noble Transocean Seadrill Valaris (NYSE:VAL) and Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VAL or CHRD? 96.7% of Valaris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Valaris shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer VAL or CHRD? Valaris presently has a consensus price target of $47.21, suggesting a potential downside of 6.07%. Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $148.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.70%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Valaris.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Valaris 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Chord Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92 Is VAL or CHRD more profitable? Valaris has a net margin of 11.18% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. Valaris' return on equity of 12.36% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Valaris11.18% 12.36% 6.25% Chord Energy 5.02%9.02%5.97% Which has more volatility and risk, VAL or CHRD? Valaris has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer VAL or CHRD? In the previous week, Chord Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Valaris. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Chord Energy and 14 mentions for Valaris. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Valaris' score of 0.68 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Valaris 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chord Energy 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VAL or CHRD? Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Valaris. Valaris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chord Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioValaris$2.36B1.52$373.40M$3.8413.09Chord Energy$5.25B1.17$848.63M$3.9327.35 SummaryChord Energy beats Valaris on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Valaris News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VAL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricValarisOIL&GAS IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.49B$2.35B$7.70B$21.26BDividend YieldN/A4.58%10.79%3.52%P/E Ratio13.098.8839.9029.40Price / Sales1.521.16561.7049.02Price / Cash7.034.0436.0024.13Price / Book1.591.003.864.54Net Income$373.40M$36.81M$4.28B$999.70M7 Day Performance1.11%0.54%-0.37%0.06%1 Month Performance5.16%12.15%2.86%5.21%1 Year Performance-11.77%-9.14%15.04%15.23% Valaris Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VALValaris2.7237 of 5 stars$50.27+2.6%$47.21-6.1%-11.1%$3.49B$2.36B13.095,642News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeCHRDChord Energy3.9389 of 5 stars$109.89+0.0%$148.92+35.5%-22.5%$6.29B$5.25B27.96530PTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.263 of 5 stars$5.81+1.2%$8.27+42.4%-31.0%$2.24B$5.38B-2.116,500News CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastHALHalliburton4.851 of 5 stars$22.75+0.5%$32.05+40.9%-23.7%$19.40B$22.23B10.6348,000Positive NewsMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas2.4115 of 5 stars$24.96+0.5%$26.67+6.9%+2.0%$4.76B$1.32B13.07210Analyst RevisionMTDRMatador Resources4.3135 of 5 stars$50.36+0.4%$67.60+34.2%-3.8%$6.27B$3.50B7.37290News CoverageAnalyst ForecastMURMurphy Oil4.7626 of 5 stars$24.93+0.7%$29.69+19.1%-27.4%$3.56B$3.03B12.92690Analyst RevisionNBRNabors Industries1.452 of 5 stars$37.40+2.9%$43.00+15.0%-43.9%$588.50M$3.03B-2.6612,400News CoverageNENoble3.2972 of 5 stars$28.82-15.1%$31.71+10.0%-18.0%$4.58B$3.06B14.935,000Analyst DowngradeRIGTransocean4.0402 of 5 stars$3.04-1.9%$4.26+40.0%-25.5%$2.87B$3.52B-1.635,340SDRLSeadrill4.0953 of 5 stars$31.92+0.7%$49.33+54.6%-18.1%$1.99B$1.39B28.503,300Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Chord Energy Competitors Patterson-UTI Energy Competitors Halliburton Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors Matador Resources Competitors Murphy Oil Competitors Nabors Industries Competitors Noble Competitors Transocean Competitors Seadrill Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VAL) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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