Valaris Ltd [VAL] stock is trading at $52.26, up 0.54%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The VAL shares have gain 7.16% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.91%, and 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 September 02, 2025, when Clarksons Platou downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $54 for it. Previously, Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to In-line on January 15, 2025, and dropped its price target to $59. On December 18, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight and revised its price target to $49 on the stock. Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $47 on December 09, 2024. JP Morgan initiated its recommendation with a Underweight and recommended $40 as its price target on December 06, 2024. The Benchmark Company downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on October 15, 2024. In a note dated September 24, 2024, Susquehanna initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $62 on this stock.
Valaris Ltd [VAL] stock has fluctuated between $27.15 and $56.44 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $50.25 within the next 12 months. Valaris Ltd [NYSE: VAL] shares were valued at $52.26 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -3.85% based on the average VAL price forecast.
Analyzing the VAL fundamentals
Valaris Ltd [NYSE:VAL] reported sales of 2.46B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 0.84%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.26% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.21%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.12 and Total Capital is 0.14. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.5.
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 51.26 points at the first support level, and at 50.26 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 52.98, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 53.69.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Valaris Ltd’s Current Ratio is 1.75. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.75, and the Cash Ratio is 0.74. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.51, the price to book ratio is 1.59 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 13.61.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Luca Gilles, SVP – COO, that happened on Sep 03 ’25 when 35000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Luca Gilles completed a deal on Sep 03 ’25 to buy 35000.0 shares. Meanwhile, President & CEO Dibowitz Anton bought 7500.0 shares on Mar 05 ’25.
