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As of close of business last night, Valaris Ltd’s stock clocked out at $40.92, down -0.70% from its previous closing price of $41.21. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.08 million shares were traded. VAL stock price reached its highest trading level at $42.56 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $40.73.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of VAL’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.54 and its Current Ratio is at 1.54. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.55 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.54.
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, Barclays on December 18, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight and sets its target price to $49 from $59 previously.
On December 09, 2024, Citigroup Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $58 to $47.
On December 06, 2024, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and target price of $40.JP Morgan initiated its Underweight rating on December 06, 2024, with a $40 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 05 ’24 when Weber Christopher T sold 4,000 shares for $49.50 per share. The transaction valued at 198,000 led to the insider holds 52,236 shares of the business.
Weber Christopher T bought 4,000 shares of VAL for $197,869 on Nov 05 ’24. On Sep 30 ’24, another insider, Lyne Matthew, who serves as the SVP – CCO of the company, sold 26,000 shares for $55.77 each. As a result, the insider received 1,449,994 and left with 24,388 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 2910164736 and an Enterprise Value of 3711564544. As of this moment, Valaris’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 2.81, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.09. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.29 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.38. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.641 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.208.
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 $41.02. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.89%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -35.49%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that VAL traded 1.54M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1923440 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 71.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 63.83M. Insiders hold about 10.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.16% stake in the company. Shares short for VAL as of 1732838400 were 8892595 with a Short Ratio of 5.76, compared to 1730332800 on 8769989. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8892595 and a Short% of Float of 13.969999999999999.
