Valaris (VAL) Competitors $45.23 -1.40 (-3.00%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.44 +0.22 (+0.48%) As of 07:47 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, MUR, NBR, NE, 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), Murphy Oil (MUR), Nabors Industries (NBR), Noble (NE), 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 Murphy Oil Nabors Industries Noble Transocean Seadrill Tidewater APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Valaris (NYSE:VAL) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Does the media favor APA or VAL? In the previous week, APA had 41 more articles in the media than Valaris. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for APA and 7 mentions for Valaris. Valaris' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat APA's score of 0.85 indicating that Valaris is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment APA 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Valaris 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate APA or VAL? APA currently has a consensus price target of $23.61, suggesting a potential upside of 15.29%. Valaris has a consensus price target of $46.20, suggesting a potential upside of 2.14%. Given APA's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe APA is more favorable than Valaris.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score APA 3 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Valaris 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is APA or VAL more profitable? Valaris has a net margin of 11.18% compared to APA's net margin of 10.53%. APA's return on equity of 20.98% beat Valaris' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets APA10.53% 20.98% 7.21% Valaris 11.18%12.36%6.25% Which has more risk and volatility, APA or VAL? APA has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more 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. Which has better valuation & earnings, APA or VAL? 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 RatioAPA$9.74B0.75$804M$2.996.85Valaris$2.36B1.36$373.40M$3.8411.78 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of APA or VAL? 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of Valaris shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Valaris shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAPA beats Valaris on 8 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$3.32B$2.27B$7.75B$20.96BDividend YieldN/A4.71%10.97%3.59%P/E Ratio12.147.9668.2725.57Price / Sales1.361.0924,874.8555.97Price / Cash6.693.8335.8823.77Price / Book1.380.914.185.26Net Income$373.40M$36.81M$4.25B$994.11M7 Day Performance-3.79%-0.86%0.20%1.78%1 Month Performance-3.14%4.13%0.83%2.03%1 Year Performance-28.97%-6.62%8.36%12.80% Valaris Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VALValaris2.6294 of 5 stars$45.23-3.0%$46.20+2.1%-26.4%$3.32B$2.36B12.145,642Positive NewsAPAAPA3.5068 of 5 stars$18.27-1.0%$23.50+28.6%-29.2%$6.61B$10.42B6.572,305Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionCHRDChord Energy4.6838 of 5 stars$105.37-0.5%$151.54+43.8%-32.7%$6.09B$5.25B7.05530News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradePTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.3952 of 5 stars$5.47-1.3%$8.27+51.2%-35.9%$2.11B$5.38B-1.989,200HALHalliburton4.9374 of 5 stars$21.69+0.4%$31.00+42.9%-30.8%$18.49B$22.23B10.1448,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionMURMurphy Oil4.9648 of 5 stars$23.56-0.5%$29.46+25.0%-36.7%$3.36B$3.03B9.06690News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNBRNabors Industries2.9442 of 5 stars$31.82+0.5%$41.63+30.8%-59.4%$499.61M$3.03B-2.2612,400News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNENoble3.9607 of 5 stars$25.93-23.6%$31.86+22.9%-28.7%$4.08B$3.06B8.575,000Analyst ForecastRIGTransocean4.0808 of 5 stars$2.81-0.5%$4.20+49.7%-40.2%$2.48B$3.52B-2.955,800Analyst ForecastSDRLSeadrill3.6538 of 5 stars$27.99+0.7%$51.00+82.2%-33.9%$1.74B$1.39B5.293,300News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeTDWTidewater4.2422 of 5 stars$48.84+2.7%$69.33+42.0%-34.4%$2.42B$1.35B14.627,700News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Patterson-UTI Energy Competitors Halliburton Competitors Murphy Oil Competitors Nabors Industries Competitors Noble 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 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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