Valaris (VAL) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, OVV or VAL?

Ovintiv has a beta of 2.6, meaning that its stock price is 160% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valaris has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate OVV or VAL?

Ovintiv currently has a consensus target price of $56.88, suggesting a potential upside of 33.54%. Valaris has a consensus target price of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 59.57%. Given Valaris' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Valaris is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Valaris	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, OVV or VAL?

Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Valaris. Valaris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ovintiv, 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
Ovintiv	$9.15B	1.21	$2.09B	$4.20	10.14
Valaris	$2.36B	1.04	$865.40M	$5.14	6.71

Does the media prefer OVV or VAL?

In the previous week, Ovintiv had 13 more articles in the media than Valaris. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Ovintiv and 12 mentions for Valaris. Ovintiv's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Valaris' score of 0.11 indicating that Ovintiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ovintiv	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Valaris	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OVV or VAL?

Ovintiv received 149 more outperform votes than Valaris when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.85% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote while only 34.62% of users gave Valaris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ovintiv	Outperform Votes 167 52.85%	Underperform Votes 149 47.15%
Valaris	Outperform Votes 18 34.62%	Underperform Votes 34 65.38%

Is OVV or VAL a better dividend stock?

Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Valaris pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Ovintiv pays out 28.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Valaris pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Is OVV or VAL more profitable?

Ovintiv has a net margin of 20.15% compared to Valaris' net margin of 15.81%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 17.87% beat Valaris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ovintiv	20.15%	17.87%	9.35%
Valaris	15.81%	17.40%	8.52%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in OVV or VAL?

83.8% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of Valaris shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Ovintiv shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Valaris shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ovintiv beats Valaris on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.