Valaris (VAL) Competitors $50.17 -0.16 (-0.32%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$51.04 +0.87 (+1.74%) As of 07:16 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. 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 Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and Valaris (NYSE:VAL) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, CHRD or VAL? Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valaris has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend CHRD or VAL? Chord Energy currently has a consensus price target of $147.15, indicating a potential upside of 46.77%. Valaris has a consensus price target of $48.19, indicating a potential downside of 3.95%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Valaris.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chord Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85Valaris 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is CHRD or VAL 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 Chord Energy5.02% 9.02% 5.97% Valaris 11.18%12.36%6.25% Is CHRD or VAL a better dividend stock? Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Valaris pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Chord Energy pays out 132.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Valaris pays out 38.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Chord Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders & institutionals believe in CHRD or VAL? 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of Valaris shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Valaris shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, CHRD or VAL? 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 RatioChord Energy$5.25B1.09$848.63M$3.9325.51Valaris$2.46B1.45$373.40M$3.8413.06 Does the media prefer CHRD or VAL? In the previous week, Chord Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Valaris. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Chord Energy and 21 mentions for Valaris. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Valaris' score of -0.05 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chord Energy 11 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Valaris 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryChord Energy beats Valaris on 13 of the 20 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$3.58B$2.33B$7.93B$21.59BDividend YieldN/A4.60%10.78%3.51%P/E Ratio13.068.5840.6930.24Price / Sales1.451.091,307.6799.11Price / Cash7.223.9935.6818.30Price / Book1.590.974.224.66Net Income$373.40M$36.93M$4.28B$1.00B7 Day Performance-3.13%-2.08%1.98%1.06%1 Month Performance2.06%4.35%4.03%3.00%1 Year Performance-9.30%-3.94%16.80%15.09% Valaris Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VALValaris1.9625 of 5 stars$50.17-0.3%$48.19-3.9%-8.9%$3.58B$2.46B13.065,642CHRDChord Energy4.137 of 5 stars$102.31-1.8%$147.33+44.0%-26.6%$5.96B$5.25B8.19530Analyst ForecastPTENPatterson-UTI Energy3.8344 of 5 stars$5.41-2.3%$7.90+46.0%-36.1%$2.13B$5.38B0.009,200HALHalliburton4.8407 of 5 stars$21.80-1.9%$32.05+47.0%-23.5%$18.95B$22.94B8.6248,000MGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.2835 of 5 stars$23.67-0.5%$26.42+11.6%-7.6%$4.54B$1.32B11.96210MTDRMatador Resources4.3941 of 5 stars$46.50-2.4%$67.27+44.7%-13.2%$5.93B$3.50B6.81290Positive NewsMURMurphy Oil4.534 of 5 stars$26.14+1.3%$29.54+13.0%-25.5%$3.68B$3.03B13.54690NBRNabors Industries2.7314 of 5 stars$41.69-1.6%$43.00+3.1%-44.1%$666.62M$2.97B0.0012,400Analyst ForecastNENoble3.7531 of 5 stars$30.59-9.9%$31.50+3.0%-21.0%$4.81B$3.06B19.795,000RIGTransocean3.7541 of 5 stars$3.31+0.3%$4.26+28.6%-26.9%$3.11B$3.52B0.005,800SDRLSeadrill3.7039 of 5 stars$33.01+0.7%$45.25+37.1%-25.8%$2.04B$1.39B50.433,300 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 9/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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