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After finishing at $35.70 in the prior trading day, Valaris Ltd (NYSE: VAL) closed at $32.85, down -7.98%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.98 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.17 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VAL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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:
As of this moment, Valaris’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.42, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.60. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.40. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.04.
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 $35.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -26.24%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -42.66%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 71.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 63.76M. Insiders hold about 10.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.78% stake in the company.
