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
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Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
48% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 120 | Existing positions reduced: 81
21% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 63
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 [Q3] → 14 (+2) [Q4]
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 303 [Q3] → 312 (+9) [Q4]
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $80.6M | Put options by funds: $79.2M
0.02% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.03% [Q3] → 93.01% (-0.02%) [Q4]
22% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.76B [Q3] → $2.92B (-$840M) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$34
11%
downside
Avg. target
$41
8%
upside
High target
$50
31%
upside
4 analyst ratings
0 positive
0%
4 neutral
100%
0 negative
0%
Barclays Eddie Kim 33% 1-year accuracy 4 / 12 met price target | 3%downside $37 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 5 May 2025 |
Evercore ISI Group James West 35% 1-year accuracy 8 / 23 met price target | 31%upside $50 | In-Line Maintained | 2 May 2025 |
Susquehanna Charles Minervino 44% 1-year accuracy 8 / 18 met price target | 11%downside $34 | Neutral Maintained | 14 Apr 2025 |
Citigroup Scott Gruber 39% 1-year accuracy 30 / 76 met price target | 15%upside $44 | Neutral Maintained | 19 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about VAL published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Valaris Wins Major Contract Offshore West Africa Worth $135 Million
VAL's contract offshore West Africa is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2026. The estimated duration of the contract is 250 days.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Valaris Announces Sale of Jackup VALARIS 247 to BW Energy for $108 Million
HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) (“Valaris” or the “Company”) announced today that it has agreed to sell jackup VALARIS 247 to BW Energy (“BWE”) for cash proceeds of approximately $108 million. This sale is expected to close in the second half of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions. As part of the sales agreement, BWE will be restricted from using the rig outside of BWE-owned or affiliated properties for the rig's expected remaining useful life. Presiden.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Valaris Announces Contract Award for Drillship VALARIS DS-15
HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valaris Announces Contract Award for Drillship VALARIS DS-15.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
Valaris Limited (VAL) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Valaris Limited (NYSE:VAL ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 1, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Nick Georgas - Vice President, Treasurer & Investor Relations Anton Dibowitz - President & Chief Executive Officer Matt Lyne - Senior Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer Chris Weber - Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants David Smith - Pickering Energy Partners. Greg Lewis - BTIG Eddie Kim - Barclays Operator Good day and welcome to the Valaris First Quarter 2025 Results Conference Call.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Valaris Limited (VAL) Reports Q1 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates
Valaris Limited (VAL) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.53 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.10. This compares to earnings of $0.35 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Valaris Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) ("Valaris" or the "Company") today reported first quarter 2025 results. President and Chief Executive Officer Anton Dibowitz said, “I'd like to thank the entire Valaris team for delivering another quarter of strong operational and financial performance. We continued our track record of providing safe and efficient operations for our customers, delivering revenue efficiency of 96% as well as meaningful EBITDA and free cash flow duri.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Valaris Limited (VAL) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release
Valaris (VAL) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Valaris Schedules First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call
HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valaris Schedules First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
VAL's Jack-Up Rig to Commence New Drilling Program Offshore Australia
Valaris' jack-up rig is scheduled to undertake a drilling operation at the Montara field.
Negative
Benzinga
1 month ago
Valaris Needs More Cost-Cutting To Hit 2025 EBITDA Target: Analyst
J.P. Morgan analyst Arun Jayaram reiterated the Underweight rating on Valaris Limited VAL on Monday, lowering the price forecast from $40 to $38.
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