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The closing price of Valaris Ltd (NYSE: VAL) was $40.36 for the day, up 0.75% from the previous closing price of $40.06. In other words, the price has increased by $0.75 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.16 million shares were traded. VAL stock price reached its highest trading level at $40.585 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $39.49.
Ratios:
Our analysis of VAL’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.53 and its Current Ratio is at 1.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.52 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.51.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Evercore ISI on January 15, 2025, Downgraded its rating to In-line and sets its target price to $59 from $87 previously.
On December 18, 2024, Barclays Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $59 to $49.
Citigroup Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on December 09, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $58 to $47.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 05 ’25 when Dibowitz Anton bought 7,500 shares for $33.91 per share. The transaction valued at 254,314 led to the insider holds 250,401 shares of the business.
Weber Christopher T sold 4,000 shares of VAL for $198,000 on Nov 05 ’24. The SVP – CFO now owns 52,236 shares after completing the transaction at $49.50 per share. On Nov 05 ’24, another insider, Weber Christopher T, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 4,000 shares for $49.47 each.
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 2866863872 and an Enterprise Value of 3672063488. As of this moment, Valaris’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.86, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.41. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.28. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.554 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.528.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VAL is 1.08, which has changed by -0.4506601 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08190584 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VAL has reached a high of $84.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.15. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -26.34%.
Shares Statistics:
VAL traded an average of 1.88M shares per day over the past three months and 1908770 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 71.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 62.90M. Insiders hold about 11.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.81% stake in the company. Shares short for VAL as of 1740700800 were 11392464 with a Short Ratio of 6.05, compared to 1738281600 on 9584357. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11392464 and a Short% of Float of 17.919999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 7.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.24, with high estimates of $1.38 and low estimates of $0.97.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.02 and $3.28 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.02. EPS for the following year is $6.47, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $13.23 and $3.83.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 9 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $591.3M to a low estimate of $563M. As of the current estimate, Valaris Ltd’s year-ago sales were $525MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $575.52M. There is a high estimate of $586M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $553M.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VAL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.38B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.18B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.24B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.36BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.46B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.01B and the low estimate is $2.26B.
