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Valaris (VAL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$92.57 -0.07 (-0.07%)
Closing price 05/29/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$92.61 +0.04 (+0.04%)
As of 05/29/2026 06:53 PM Eastern
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About Valaris Stock (NYSE:VAL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$91.52
$93.37
50-Day Range
$87.69
$113.31
52-Week Range
$37.50
$114.12
Volume
870,693 shs
Average Volume
836,167 shs
Market Capitalization
$6.41 billion
P/E Ratio
6.48
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$63.19
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Valaris Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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48th Percentile Overall Score

VAL MarketRank™: 

Valaris scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 170th out of 252 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Valaris has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.90, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Downside Risk

    Valaris has a consensus price target of $63.19, representing about 31.7% downside from its current price of $92.57.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Valaris has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Valaris' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Valaris are expected to grow by 106.74% in the coming year, from $3.41 to $7.05 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Valaris is 6.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.98.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Valaris is 6.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 19.88.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Valaris has a P/B Ratio of 2.03. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Valaris' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.78% of the float of Valaris has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Valaris has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.46.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Valaris has recently increased by 2.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Valaris does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Valaris does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Valaris will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.99% next year. This indicates that Valaris will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • News Sentiment

    Valaris has a news sentiment score of 1.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Valaris this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    9 people have searched for VAL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Valaris to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Valaris insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.76% of the stock of Valaris is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.74% of the stock of Valaris is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Valaris' insider trading history.
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VAL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Valaris' stock was trading at $50.42 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, VAL shares have increased by 83.6% and is now trading at $92.5740.

Valaris Limited (NYSE:VAL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 4th. The company reported ($0.24) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.05) by $0.19. The company's revenue was down 25.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Top institutional investors of Valaris include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.84%), Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund (1.97%), Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates LLC (1.91%) and Whitebox Advisors LLC (0.84%). Insiders that own company stock include Hill Advisors Lp Oak, Gilles Luca, Matthew Lyne, Colleen Grable, Davor Vukadin and Davor Vukadin.
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Shares of VAL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Valaris investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/04/2026
Today
5/31/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/29/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Energy
Industry
OIL&GAS - DRILL
Sub-Industry
Petroleum And Natural Gas
Current Symbol
NYSE:VAL
CIK
314808
Fax
N/A
Employees
5,070
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$98.00
Low Price Target
$45.50
Potential Upside/Downside
-31.7%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.90
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$14.28
Trailing P/E Ratio
6.48
Forward P/E Ratio
27.15
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$982.80 million
Net Margins
45.37%
Pretax Margin
18.45%
Return on Equity
12.31%
Return on Assets
6.91%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.34
Current Ratio
1.55
Quick Ratio
1.55

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.37 billion
Price / Sales
2.71
Cash Flow
$6.71 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.80
Book Value
$45.65 per share
Price / Book
2.03

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
69,250,000
Free Float
68,726,000
Market Cap
$6.41 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.97

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This page (NYSE:VAL) was last updated on 5/31/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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