A share price of Valaris Ltd [VAL] is currently trading at $42.88, up 4.48%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The VAL shares have gain 4.03% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.90%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Valaris Ltd [NYSE: VAL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 18, 2024, when Barclays downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and also revised its price target to $49 from $59. Previously, Citigroup downgraded its rating to Neutral on December 09, 2024, and dropped its price target to $47. On December 06, 2024, JP Morgan initiated with a Underweight rating and assigned a price target of $40 on the stock. The Benchmark Company downgraded its rating to a Hold. Susquehanna initiated its recommendation with a Neutral and recommended $62 as its price target on September 24, 2024. Pickering Energy Partners downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on July 16, 2024. In a note dated November 28, 2023, CapitalOne initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $100 on this stock.
Valaris Ltd experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $39.90 and $84.20. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $62 within the next 12 months. Valaris Ltd [NYSE: VAL] shares were valued at $42.88 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 44.59% based on the average VAL price forecast.
Analyzing the VAL fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Valaris Ltd [NYSE:VAL] were 2.26B which represents 41.31% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.18% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.48%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.25, Equity is 0.52 and Total Capital is 0.07. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.51.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 41.37 points at the first support level, and at 39.85 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 43.92, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 44.95.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Valaris Ltd [NYSE:VAL] is 1.54. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.54, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.55. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.34, the price to book ratio is 1.45 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 2.94.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Weber Christopher T, SVP – CFO, that happened on Nov 05 ’24 when 4000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Weber Christopher T completed a deal on Nov 05 ’24 to buy 4000.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP – CCO Lyne Matthew sold 26000.0 shares on Sep 30 ’24.
