Valaris (VAL) Competitors $36.09 -0.29 (-0.80%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$36.10 +0.01 (+0.04%) As of 05/22/2025 06:30 PM 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. PR, OVV, VNOM, SUN, HESM, APA, CHRD, VIST, MGY, and VVVShould you be buying Valaris stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valaris include Permian Resources (PR), Ovintiv (OVV), Viper Energy (VNOM), Sunoco (SUN), Hess Midstream (HESM), APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Vista Energy (VIST), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), and Valvoline (VVV). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Valaris vs. Permian Resources Ovintiv Viper Energy Sunoco Hess Midstream APA Chord Energy Vista Energy Magnolia Oil & Gas Valvoline 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioValaris$2.46B1.04$865.40M$4.268.47Permian Resources$5.13B2.01$476.31M$1.627.94 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) 1.86Permian 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformValarisOutperform Votes1831.03% Underperform Votes4068.97% Permian ResourcesOutperform Votes7867.24% Underperform Votes3832.76% 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 Valaris15.81% 17.40% 8.52% Permian Resources 21.20%11.15%6.93% SummaryPermian Resources beats Valaris on 15 of the 22 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 ExcelMetricValarisDrilling oil & gas wells IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.56B$736.16M$7.27B$19.30BDividend YieldN/A6.41%11.00%3.83%P/E Ratio7.024.9153.7634.53Price / Sales1.042.6924,457.0434.83Price / Cash6.403.2835.5017.51Price / Book1.140.553.544.69Net Income$865.40M-$266.07M$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-7.65%-5.44%-1.03%-1.74%1 Month Performance15.40%0.19%6.32%7.50%1 Year Performance-52.01%-21.50%177.99%4.15% Valaris Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VALValaris3.5891 of 5 stars$36.09-0.8%$49.17+36.2%-52.0%$2.56B$2.46B7.025,450Gap UpPRPermian Resources4.808 of 5 stars$13.63+4.7%$18.53+36.0%-18.0%$10.95B$5.13B8.26220OVVOvintiv4.6914 of 5 stars$38.11+5.4%$55.76+46.3%-26.8%$9.92B$9.18B5.051,740Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionVNOMViper Energy4.077 of 5 stars$42.19+4.0%$56.31+33.5%+6.6%$8.99B$899.75M18.11711Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementSUNSunoco2.9645 of 5 stars$55.71+0.7%$64.33+15.5%+7.2%$8.50B$22.37B8.442,300HESMHess Midstream3.3004 of 5 stars$38.24+3.3%$42.80+11.9%+7.4%$8.34B$1.49B15.36200APAAPA3.5444 of 5 stars$17.71+5.9%$25.79+45.6%-44.4%$6.41B$9.74B2.502,270Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCHRDChord Energy4.5464 of 5 stars$97.63+4.9%$156.08+59.9%-49.3%$5.81B$5.38B5.03530News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionVISTVista Energy4.6817 of 5 stars$50.00+5.8%$67.08+34.2%+7.1%$4.76B$1.77B9.69410Positive NewsMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.8307 of 5 stars$23.00+4.6%$27.21+18.3%-12.7%$4.47B$1.35B11.92210Analyst RevisionVVVValvoline3.8525 of 5 stars$34.97+6.0%$42.33+21.1%-16.7%$4.44B$1.66B16.738,900Gap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Permian Resources Competitors Ovintiv Competitors Viper Energy Competitors Sunoco Competitors Hess Midstream Competitors APA Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Vista Energy Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors Valvoline 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 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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