Valaris (VAL) Competitors $48.92 +2.23 (+4.78%) Closing price 07/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$48.76 -0.16 (-0.33%) As of 07/8/2025 07:03 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VAL vs. APA, CHRD, PTEN, HAL, MTDR, MUR, NBR, NE, RIG, and SDRLShould you be buying Valaris stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valaris include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Nabors Industries (NBR), Noble (NE), Transocean (RIG), and Seadrill (SDRL). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Valaris vs. Its Competitors APA Chord Energy Patterson-UTI Energy Halliburton Matador Resources Murphy Oil Nabors Industries Noble Transocean Seadrill APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Valaris (NYSE:VAL) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in APA or VAL? 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of Valaris shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of APA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Valaris shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings & valuation, APA or VAL? APA has higher revenue and earnings than Valaris. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valaris, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAPA$9.74B0.76$804M$2.787.37Valaris$2.36B1.47$373.40M$4.2611.48 Does the media favor APA or VAL? In the previous week, APA had 13 more articles in the media than Valaris. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for APA and 9 mentions for Valaris. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Valaris' score of 0.54 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment APA 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Valaris 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is APA or VAL more profitable? Valaris has a net margin of 12.61% compared to APA's net margin of 9.75%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Valaris' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets APA9.75% 23.22% 7.63% Valaris 12.61%14.14%7.06% Do analysts recommend APA or VAL? APA presently has a consensus target price of $24.83, indicating a potential upside of 21.14%. Valaris has a consensus target price of $51.67, indicating a potential upside of 5.61%. Given APA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe APA is more favorable than Valaris.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score APA 3 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.06Valaris 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86 Which has more volatility and risk, APA or VAL? APA has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valaris has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAPA beats Valaris on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Valaris News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VAL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VAL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricValarisOIL&GAS IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.32B$2.21B$7.57B$20.52BDividend YieldN/A4.82%10.92%3.76%P/E Ratio11.486.0963.6227.79Price / Sales1.471.0721,802.9840.48Price / Cash6.705.3836.2522.26Price / Book1.550.823.684.58Net Income$373.40M$36.81M$4.21B$982.91M7 Day Performance7.82%2.94%0.82%0.41%1 Month Performance12.07%5.95%3.85%3.59%1 Year Performance-32.46%-7.03%101.15%14.47% Valaris Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VALValaris1.4408 of 5 stars$48.92+4.8%$51.67+5.6%-33.2%$3.32B$2.36B11.485,642Trending NewsAPAAPA3.4706 of 5 stars$18.29-1.5%$24.72+35.2%-28.9%$6.61B$10.42B6.582,305Analyst ForecastCHRDChord Energy4.8441 of 5 stars$96.85-1.9%$152.54+57.5%-36.3%$5.59B$5.25B6.48530Positive NewsPTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.3189 of 5 stars$5.93+0.3%$9.50+60.2%-32.2%$2.29B$5.38B-2.289,200News CoverageHALHalliburton4.8402 of 5 stars$20.37-1.0%$33.58+64.8%-33.3%$17.51B$22.94B8.5248,000MTDRMatador Resources4.6358 of 5 stars$47.72-1.0%$69.06+44.7%-11.2%$5.97B$3.50B6.41290Analyst UpgradeMURMurphy Oil4.8709 of 5 stars$22.53-1.7%$29.08+29.1%-35.6%$3.22B$3.03B8.67690News CoverageAnalyst ForecastNBRNabors Industries2.8993 of 5 stars$28.16+0.9%$42.86+52.2%-50.8%$442.11M$2.97B-1.8012,400NENoble3.7629 of 5 stars$26.62-21.6%$35.71+34.2%-32.1%$4.25B$3.06B8.935,000RIGTransocean4.4184 of 5 stars$2.59+0.4%$4.58+76.8%-42.2%$2.29B$3.52B-2.735,800SDRLSeadrill3.8164 of 5 stars$26.25+0.7%$51.00+94.3%-40.7%$1.63B$1.39B4.963,300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Patterson-UTI Energy Competitors Halliburton Competitors Matador Resources Competitors Murphy Oil Competitors Nabors Industries Competitors Noble Competitors Transocean Competitors Seadrill Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VAL) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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