Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Valaris Q2 Earnings

Valaris Limited (NYSE:VAL) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial reduced their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Valaris in a report released on Monday, October 20th. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker now anticipates that the company will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.46. Capital One Financial has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Valaris’ current full-year earnings is $3.96 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Valaris’ Q3 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on VAL. Wall Street Zen upgraded Valaris from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 30th. Fearnley Fonds cut Valaris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Clarkson Capital cut Valaris from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $54.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Barclays increased their price target on Valaris from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Valaris from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $48.69.

Valaris Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of Valaris stock opened at $48.36 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $49.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $43.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.59 and a beta of 1.15. Valaris has a twelve month low of $27.15 and a twelve month high of $53.98.

Valaris (NYSE:VAL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $1.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.45. The business had revenue of $615.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $582.70 million. Valaris had a return on equity of 12.36% and a net margin of 11.18%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.03 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Valaris

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bluefin Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Valaris during the 1st quarter valued at $232,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Valaris by 1,027.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,353 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 1,233 shares in the last quarter. South Dakota Investment Council boosted its stake in Valaris by 33.1% during the 1st quarter. South Dakota Investment Council now owns 47,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,863,000 after purchasing an additional 11,800 shares in the last quarter. Dalal Street LLC bought a new position in Valaris during the 1st quarter valued at $56,046,000. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP bought a new position in Valaris during the 1st quarter valued at $438,000. 96.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Valaris

Valaris Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides offshore contract drilling services Gulf of Mexico, South America, North Sea, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through four segments: Floaters, Jackups, ARO, and Other. It owns an offshore drilling rig fleet, which include drillships, dynamically positioned semisubmersible rigs, moored semisubmersible rig, and jackup rigs.