Valaris Limited (VAL)Energy | Oil & Gas Drilling | Houston, United States | NYSE
86.29 USD
+0.85
(0.995%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 86.29 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:37 a.m. EDT
Valaris is trading on a technical rebound that has outstripped its deteriorating earnings trajectory. The stock has surged nearly 12% in the last two weeks, reclaiming ground above its 50-day average, yet the fundamental backdrop remains fragile with revenue shrinking and analyst targets lagging behind the current price. While the low valuation and strong return on equity offer a margin of safety, the lack of growth and the disconnect between market price and consensus expectations suggest the rally is driven by sentiment rather than business expansion. Options activity confirms this tension, with traders placing heavy bets on a $90 resistance level while hedging against a drop to the mid-forties. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.044145 |
| AutoETS | 0.044708 |
| AutoTheta | 0.046297 |
| MSTL | 0.065901 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 39% |
| H-stat | 3.20 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.117 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.72 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 36.22 |
| Revenue per Share | 30.692 |
| Market Cap | 5,991,616,000 |
| Trailing P/E | 6.51 |
| Forward P/E | 11.84 |
| Beta | 0.93 |
| Profit Margins | 43.95% |
| Previous Name | Valaris plc |
| Website | https://www.valaris.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:37 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for volatility with elevated implied variance at deep out-of-the-money strikes. Call buyers are establishing a wall at the $90 strike, suggesting a potential upside target, while put volume concentrates at lower levels ($45-$60), indicating a perceived floor. The mix suggests a range-bound outlook with asymmetric upside potential if oil prices stabilize.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.7390597 |
| Address1 | 5,847 San Felipe |
| Address2 | Suite 3300 |
| All Time High | 114.12 |
| All Time Low | 20.25 |
| Ask | 86.35 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.1 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 934,930 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 981,374 |
| Average Volume | 981,374 |
| Average Volume10Days | 934,930 |
| Beta | 0.932 |
| Bid | 86.31 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 45.803 |
| City | Houston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 86.29 |
| Current Ratio | 1.547 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 87.0 |
| Day Low | 84.69 |
| Debt To Equity | 36.22 |
| Display Name | Valaris |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,771,513,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,771,513,200 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.553 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.562 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,217,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,217,600 |
| Ebitda | 424,800,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.19872 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 15.567 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.094 |
| Enterprise Value | 6,613,015,552 |
| Eps Current Year | 3.6529 |
| Eps Forward | 7.28612 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 13.26 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 79.5614 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 6.7285995 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.08457115 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 73.90597 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 114.12 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -27.830002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.24386612 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 46.7 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 39.59 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.8477516 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 46.7 - 114.12 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,620,048,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 61,053,516 |
| Forward Eps | 7.28612 |
| Forward P E | 11.843066 |
| Free Cashflow | 79,725,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 3,800 |
| Fullday Change | 0.849998 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.994848 |
| Fullday Price | 86.29 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.24784 |
| Gross Profits | 529,800,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.12031999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.94308 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 69,435,807 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Drilling |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas Drilling |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-drilling |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Valaris Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides offshore contract drilling services in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Gulf of America, Australia, Angola, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Floaters, Jackups, ARO, and Other. The company owns an offshore drilling rig fleet, which includes drillships, dynamically positioned semisubmersible rigs, a moored semisubmersible rig, and jackup rigs. It also offers management services on rigs owned by third parties. The company serves international, government-owned, and independent oil and gas companies. Valaris Limited was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. |
| Long Name | Valaris Limited |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 5,991,616,000 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_269488 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-28 |
| Net Income To Common | 939,600,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 5,932,595,350 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 85.99 |
| Operating Cashflow | 358,400,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.09792 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 713 789 1400 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 86.29 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,145 |
| Prev Name | Valaris plc |
| Previous Close | 85.44 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 23.622328 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.8839377 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.802833 |
| Profit Margins | 0.43954 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.29 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.11111 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.849998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.994848 |
| Regular Market Day High | 87.0 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 84.69 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 84.69 - 87.0 |
| Regular Market Open | 85.99 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 85.44 |
| Regular Market Price | 86.29 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 649,960 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03263 |
| Return On Equity | 0.33619 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.124 |
| Revenue Per Share | 30.692 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 69,435,807 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0851 |
| Shares Short | 5,907,749 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,519,761 |
| Short Name | Valaris Limited |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.111 |
| Short Ratio | 5.58 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | VAL |
| Target High Price | 99.0 |
| Target Low Price | 45.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 69.05 |
| Target Median Price | 70.0 |
| Total Cash | 541,200,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 7.794 |
| Total Debt | 1,165,500,032 |
| Total Revenue | 2,137,699,968 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 13.26 |
| Trailing P E | 6.5075417 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 78.8607 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 7.4292984 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.09420787 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 649,960 |
| Website | https://www.valaris.com |
| Zip | 77,057 |