Valaris Ltd (NYSE: VAL)’s stock price has increased by 2141599 compared to its previous closing price of 43.44. However, the company has seen a -10.84% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-06 that Valaris offers strong revenue visibility with contracts covering much of its fleet through 2026-2027, providing predictable cash flows and margin of safety. The company’s backlog exceeds its market cap, and recent share buybacks signal management’s confidence and shareholder-friendly policies. Offshore drilling’s lower breakeven points vs. unconventional oil extraction hedge against weak oil prices, supporting Valaris’ stable business model.
Is It Worth Investing in Valaris Ltd (NYSE: VAL) Right Now?
Valaris Ltd (NYSE: VAL) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 9.82x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for VAL is at 1.15. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VAL is 62.86M, and currently, shorts hold a 15.85% of that float. The average trading volume for VAL on June 25, 2025 was 1.84M shares.
VAL’s Market Performance
The stock of Valaris Ltd (VAL) has seen a -10.84% decrease in the past week, with a 15.92% rise in the past month, and a 4.32% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.80%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.01% for VAL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.56% for VAL’s stock, with a -5.17% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VAL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VAL stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for VAL by listing it as a “In-line.” The predicted price for VAL in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $59 based on the research report published on January 15, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VAL reach a price target of $49, previously predicting the price at $59. The rating they have provided for VAL stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on December 18th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to VAL, setting the target price at $47 in the report published on December 09th of the previous year.
VAL Trading at 10.24% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VAL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -50.36% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VAL starting from Dibowitz Anton, who purchase 7,500 shares at the price of $33.91 back on Mar 05 ’25. After this action, Dibowitz Anton now owns 250,401 shares of Valaris Ltd, valued at $254,314 using the latest closing price.
Weber Christopher T, the SVP – CFO of Valaris Ltd, sale 4,000 shares at $49.50 during a trade that took place back on Nov 05 ’24, which means that Weber Christopher T is holding 52,236 shares at $198,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VAL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.24 for the gross margin
The net margin for Valaris Ltd stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 14.66, with 7.09 for asset returns.
Based on Valaris Ltd (VAL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.35 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.42. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.53. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.1.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 577.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.13. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.5. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.41for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.56. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.61.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Valaris Ltd (VAL) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
