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The closing price of Valaris Ltd (NYSE: VAL) was $64.06 for the day, down -1.54% from the previous closing price of $65.06. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.24 million shares were traded. VAL stock price reached its highest trading level at $65.57 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $63.6.
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 1.61 and its Current Ratio is at 1.61. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.57.
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 this company, CapitalOne on November 28, 2023, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $100.
On November 09, 2023, Barclays Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $84 to $106.
On July 05, 2023, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $85.Citigroup initiated its Buy rating on July 05, 2023, with a $85 target price.
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 Aug 09 ’23 when Grable Colleen sold 5,034 shares for $75.00 per share. The transaction valued at 377,550 led to the insider holds 15,074 shares of the business.
OAK HILL ADVISORS LP sold 4,200,000 shares of VAL for $307,020,000 on Aug 07 ’23. The 10% Owner now owns 4,766,016 shares after completing the transaction at $73.10 per share.
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 4638635520 and an Enterprise Value of 5182899712. As of this moment, Valaris’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.60 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.905 whereas that against EBITDA is 36.448.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VAL has reached a high of $78.92, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $54.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.34%.
Shares Statistics:
VAL traded an average of 869.52K shares per day over the past three months and 712400 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 72.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 66.17M. Insiders hold about 8.62% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.10% stake in the company. Shares short for VAL as of 1713139200 were 4533577 with a Short Ratio of 5.21, compared to 1710460800 on 4202738. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4533577 and a Short% of Float of 6.98.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Valaris Ltd (VAL) is currently drawing attention from 7.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.05 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.4 and a low estimate of -$0.15, while EPS last year was $0.61. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.14, with high estimates of $1.5 and low estimates of $0.89.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.05 and $2.72 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.12. EPS for the following year is $9.83, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $12.9 and $6.53.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 7 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $512M to a low estimate of $491M. As of the current estimate, Valaris Ltd’s year-ago sales were $430.1MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $568.68M. There is a high estimate of $596M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $543M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VAL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.35B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.23B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.31B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.78BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.8B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.09B and the low estimate is $2.66B.
