Valaris (VAL) Competitors

Valaris (NYSE:VAL) and Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Is VAL or PR more profitable?

Valaris has a net margin of 47.52% compared to Permian Resources' net margin of 21.20%. Valaris' return on equity of 13.67% beat Permian Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valaris	47.52%	13.67%	6.54%
Permian Resources	21.20%	11.15%	6.93%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VAL or PR?

Permian Resources received 47 more outperform votes than Valaris when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.36% of users gave Permian Resources an outperform vote while only 36.73% of users gave Valaris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valaris	Outperform Votes 18 36.73%	Underperform Votes 31 63.27%
Permian Resources	Outperform Votes 65 64.36%	Underperform Votes 36 35.64%

Which has more risk and volatility, VAL or PR?

Valaris has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Permian Resources has a beta of 4.32, indicating that its share price is 332% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend VAL or PR?

Valaris currently has a consensus target price of $56.83, indicating a potential upside of 18.55%. Permian Resources has a consensus target price of $19.13, indicating a potential upside of 30.78%. Given Permian Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Permian Resources is more favorable than Valaris.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valaris	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
Permian Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VAL or PR?

Valaris has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Permian Resources. Valaris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Permian Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Valaris	$1.78B	1.91	$865.40M	$14.56	3.29
Permian Resources	$3.12B	3.76	$476.31M	$1.65	8.86

Does the media favor VAL or PR?

In the previous week, Permian Resources had 11 more articles in the media than Valaris. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Permian Resources and 7 mentions for Valaris. Permian Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Valaris' score of 0.27 indicating that Permian Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valaris	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Permian Resources	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VAL or PR?

96.7% of Valaris shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Permian Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Valaris shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Permian Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Permian Resources beats Valaris on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.