Valaris (VAL) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VAL or OVV?

96.7% of Valaris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Valaris shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Ovintiv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is VAL or OVV a better dividend stock?

Valaris pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Valaris pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ovintiv pays out 28.6% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VAL or OVV?

Ovintiv received 155 more outperform votes than Valaris when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.23% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote while only 32.73% of users gave Valaris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valaris	Outperform Votes 18 32.73%	Underperform Votes 37 67.27%
Ovintiv	Outperform Votes 173 53.23%	Underperform Votes 152 46.77%

Which has more risk and volatility, VAL or OVV?

Valaris has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ovintiv has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VAL or OVV 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
Valaris	15.81%	17.40%	8.52%
Ovintiv	20.15%	17.87%	9.35%

Does the media refer more to VAL or OVV?

In the previous week, Ovintiv had 15 more articles in the media than Valaris. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Ovintiv and 10 mentions for Valaris. Valaris' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Ovintiv's score of 1.08 indicating that Valaris is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valaris	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ovintiv	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, VAL or OVV?

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
Valaris	$2.36B	0.97	$865.40M	$5.14	6.30
Ovintiv	$9.15B	0.98	$2.09B	$4.20	8.22

Do analysts recommend VAL or OVV?

Valaris presently has a consensus price target of $50.33, indicating a potential upside of 55.45%. Ovintiv has a consensus price target of $55.76, indicating a potential upside of 61.54%. Given Ovintiv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ovintiv 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
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

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