Valaris (VAL) Competitors $45.39 -0.07 (-0.15%) As of 02:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VAL vs. PR, OVV, HESM, SUN, APA, CHRD, VIST, VVV, MGY, and CRCShould you be buying Valaris stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valaris include Permian Resources (PR), Ovintiv (OVV), Hess Midstream (HESM), Sunoco (SUN), APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Vista Energy (VIST), Valvoline (VVV), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), and California Resources (CRC). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Valaris vs. Its Competitors Permian Resources Ovintiv Hess Midstream Sunoco APA Chord Energy Vista Energy Valvoline Magnolia Oil & Gas California Resources Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) and Valaris (NYSE:VAL) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability and community ranking. Do analysts prefer PR or VAL? Permian Resources currently has a consensus target price of $18.56, indicating a potential upside of 29.00%. Valaris has a consensus target price of $49.17, indicating a potential upside of 8.32%. Given Permian Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Permian Resources is more favorable than Valaris.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Permian Resources 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88Valaris 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86 Is PR or VAL 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 Permian Resources21.20% 11.15% 6.93% Valaris 15.81%17.40%8.52% Does the MarketBeat Community favor PR or VAL? Permian Resources received 61 more outperform votes than Valaris when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.52% of users gave Permian Resources an outperform vote while only 31.03% of users gave Valaris an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPermian ResourcesOutperform Votes7967.52% Underperform Votes3832.48% ValarisOutperform Votes1831.03% Underperform Votes4068.97% Which has higher earnings and valuation, PR or VAL? Valaris has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioPermian Resources$5.13B2.25$476.31M$1.628.88Valaris$2.46B1.31$865.40M$4.2610.65 Is PR or VAL a better dividend stock? Permian Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Valaris pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Permian Resources pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Valaris pays out 34.7% 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 more risk & volatility, PR or VAL? Permian Resources has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valaris has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor PR or VAL? In the previous week, Permian Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Valaris. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Permian Resources and 2 mentions for Valaris. Valaris' average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Permian Resources' score of 0.73 indicating that Valaris is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Permian Resources 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Valaris 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PR or VAL? 91.8% of Permian Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of Valaris shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Permian Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Valaris shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryPermian Resources beats Valaris on 14 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 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 ExcelMetricValarisDrilling oil & gas wells IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.23B$833.64M$7.73B$19.86BDividend YieldN/A5.96%11.05%3.83%P/E Ratio8.835.6548.9135.60Price / Sales1.3131.7025,510.5145.07Price / Cash6.403.2835.6617.51Price / Book1.440.673.684.84Net Income$865.40M-$266.07M$4.32B$1.02B7 Day Performance15.13%7.33%3.86%1.88%1 Month Performance13.86%8.23%6.20%2.98%1 Year Performance-41.49%-10.07%104.27%9.82% Valaris Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VALValaris2.1303 of 5 stars$45.39-0.2%$49.17+8.3%-40.0%$3.23B$2.46B8.835,450Gap UpPRPermian Resources4.4048 of 5 stars$12.78+1.3%$18.56+45.3%-8.8%$10.26B$5.13B7.74220Short Interest ↑OVVOvintiv4.7433 of 5 stars$36.60+2.2%$55.65+52.0%-16.3%$9.51B$9.18B4.851,740Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionHESMHess Midstream3.258 of 5 stars$37.65+1.8%$42.80+13.7%+12.7%$8.21B$1.52B15.12200Positive NewsInsider TradeSUNSunoco2.7099 of 5 stars$53.69-0.5%$64.33+19.8%+1.7%$8.20B$22.37B8.132,300APAAPA4.0823 of 5 stars$17.33+1.9%$25.21+45.5%-34.0%$6.27B$10.42B2.452,270CHRDChord Energy4.5788 of 5 stars$91.91+2.1%$153.77+67.3%-41.2%$5.31B$5.38B4.73530Positive NewsVISTVista Energy4.4564 of 5 stars$49.45-0.2%$65.68+32.8%+20.5%$4.71B$1.77B9.58410Positive NewsOptions VolumeVVVValvoline4.0777 of 5 stars$34.37-0.6%$42.33+23.2%-11.3%$4.37B$1.67B16.458,900MGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.7009 of 5 stars$22.00+2.3%$26.93+22.4%-3.9%$4.23B$1.35B11.40210Positive NewsCRCCalifornia Resources4.6348 of 5 stars$45.03+2.0%$61.27+36.1%-0.5%$4.02B$3.31B7.091,060Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Permian Resources Competitors Ovintiv Competitors Hess Midstream Competitors Sunoco Competitors APA Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Vista Energy Competitors Valvoline Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors California Resources 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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