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In the latest session, Valaris Ltd (NYSE: VAL) closed at $50.33 down -4.64% from its previous closing price of $52.78. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.64 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.97 million shares were traded. VAL stock price reached its highest trading level at $52.73 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $50.02.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Valaris Ltd’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.94 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.26. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.75 and its Current Ratio is at 1.75. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.50 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.49.
On January 15, 2025, Evercore ISI Downgraded its rating to In-line which previously was Outperform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $87 to $59.
Barclays Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on December 18, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $59 to $49.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 03 ’25 when Luca Gilles sold 35,000 shares for $48.84 per share. The transaction valued at 1,709,400 led to the insider holds 81,269 shares of the business.
Luca Gilles bought 35,000 shares of VAL for $1,708,275 on Sep 03 ’25. On Mar 05 ’25, another insider, Dibowitz Anton, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, bought 7,500 shares for $33.91 each. As a result, the insider paid 254,314 and bolstered with 250,401 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VAL now has a Market Capitalization of 3584173824 and an Enterprise Value of 4254173696. As of this moment, Valaris’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.10, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.85. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.727 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.3.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VAL is 1.17, which has changed by -0.09233546 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1653893 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VAL has reached a high of $57.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.15. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.26%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, VAL has traded an average of 1.33M shares per day and 1241110 over the past ten days. A total of 71.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 63.11M. Insiders hold about 11.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.36% stake in the company. Shares short for VAL as of 1756425600 were 9669343 with a Short Ratio of 7.30, compared to 1753920000 on 9546126. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9669343 and a Short% of Float of 17.48.
