Valaris (VAL) Competitors $50.46 -0.24 (-0.48%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$50.50 +0.04 (+0.09%) As of 07/25/2025 07:21 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. APA, CHRD, PTEN, HAL, NBR, NE, OII, RIG, SDRL, and TDWShould you be buying Valaris stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valaris include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Nabors Industries (NBR), Noble (NE), Oceaneering International (OII), Transocean (RIG), Seadrill (SDRL), and Tidewater (TDW). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Valaris vs. Its Competitors APA Chord Energy Patterson-UTI Energy Halliburton Nabors Industries Noble Oceaneering International Transocean Seadrill Tidewater Valaris (NYSE:VAL) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer VAL or APA? Valaris presently has a consensus price target of $52.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.05%. APA has a consensus price target of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.04%. Given APA's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe APA is more favorable than Valaris.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Valaris 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00APA 3 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more risk & volatility, VAL or APA? Valaris has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to VAL or APA? In the previous week, APA had 7 more articles in the media than Valaris. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for APA and 10 mentions for Valaris. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Valaris' score of 0.70 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Valaris 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive APA 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is VAL or APA more profitable? Valaris has a net margin of 12.61% compared to APA's net margin of 9.75%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Valaris' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Valaris12.61% 14.14% 7.06% APA 9.75%23.22%7.63% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VAL or APA? 96.7% of Valaris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Valaris shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings & valuation, VAL or APA? APA has higher revenue and earnings than Valaris. APA 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$2.36B1.52$373.40M$4.2611.84APA$9.74B0.71$804M$2.786.87 SummaryAPA beats Valaris on 9 of the 15 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 VAL 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 ExcelMetricValarisOIL&GAS IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.60B$2.27B$7.81B$21.11BDividend YieldN/A4.81%10.93%3.60%P/E Ratio11.846.1166.8928.44Price / Sales1.521.0739,885.8058.65Price / Cash7.285.5936.3422.92Price / Book1.600.814.004.69Net Income$373.40M$36.81M$4.26B$995.51M7 Day Performance7.40%5.17%1.33%1.65%1 Month Performance19.69%8.86%3.24%4.54%1 Year Performance-36.88%-12.14%13.90%9.99% Valaris Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VALValaris2.9021 of 5 stars$50.46-0.5%$52.50+4.0%-36.8%$3.60B$2.36B11.845,642News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAPAAPA2.7503 of 5 stars$19.47-3.2%$24.72+27.0%-38.9%$7.04B$9.74B7.002,305Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastCHRDChord Energy4.6131 of 5 stars$106.72-2.3%$151.08+41.6%-37.1%$6.16B$5.38B7.14530PTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.6605 of 5 stars$6.30-3.8%$9.50+50.8%-43.3%$2.43B$5.38B-2.429,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHALHalliburton4.8262 of 5 stars$22.05-4.5%$33.53+52.1%-34.3%$18.95B$22.94B9.2248,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNBRNabors Industries3.0471 of 5 stars$32.91-3.5%$43.29+31.5%-67.2%$516.67M$2.97B-2.1012,400Upcoming EarningsNENoble4.5877 of 5 stars$28.69-15.5%$36.14+26.0%-40.6%$4.79B$3.06B9.615,000OIIOceaneering International2.7998 of 5 stars$21.09-3.8%$28.00+32.8%-21.5%$2.12B$2.74B11.8510,400News CoverageEarnings ReportRIGTransocean4.4497 of 5 stars$2.73-4.4%$4.58+68.1%-48.7%$2.41B$3.52B-2.875,800SDRLSeadrill3.2129 of 5 stars$29.73-2.5%$51.00+71.6%-45.6%$1.85B$1.35B5.623,300TDWTidewater4.732 of 5 stars$50.45-4.1%$69.33+37.4%-48.2%$2.50B$1.35B15.107,700 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Patterson-UTI Energy Competitors Halliburton Competitors Nabors Industries Competitors Noble Competitors Oceaneering International Competitors Transocean Competitors Seadrill Competitors Tidewater 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump's 2025 Economic Revolution Is Here Are Your Retirement Savings Ready?Time is short. 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