Valaris
About: Valaris Ltd is an offshore contract drilling company. The company provides offshore contract drilling services to the international oil and gas industry with operations in almost every offshore market across six continents. Its business consists of four operating segments: Floaters, which includes drillships and semisubmersible rigs; Jackups; ARO; and Other, which consists of management services on rigs owned by third parties. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Floaters segment.
Employees: 5,642
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
51% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 128 | Existing positions reduced: 85
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 56
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 314 [Q1] → 320 (+6) [Q2]
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.56B [Q1] → $2.68B (+$126M) [Q2]
2.09% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.7% [Q1] → 89.61% (-2.09%) [Q2]
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 [Q1] → 14 (-1) [Q2]
28% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $101M | Put options by funds: $140M
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
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Susquehanna
Charles Minervino
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$52
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Neutral
Maintained
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1 Aug 2025 |
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Citigroup
Scott Gruber
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$50
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Neutral
Maintained
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10 Jul 2025 |
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Barclays
Eddie Kim
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$39
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Equal-Weight
Maintained
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10 Jul 2025 |
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