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The price of Valaris Ltd (NYSE: VAL) closed at $36.29 in the last session, down -1.14% from day before closing price of $36.71. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.03 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at VAL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.68 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.96. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.61 and its Current Ratio is at 1.61. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.53 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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:
As of this moment, Valaris’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.53, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.24. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.63. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.17.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VAL has reached a high of $84.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.15. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -24.78%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 71.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 62.93M. Insiders hold about 11.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.38% stake in the company.
