Valaris (VAL) Competitors

Valaris (NYSE:VAL) and Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Do analysts recommend VAL or CHRD?

Valaris presently has a consensus target price of $46.20, suggesting a potential downside of 6.01%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $148.92, suggesting a potential upside of 40.59%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chord Energy 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Which has more risk & volatility, VAL or CHRD?

Valaris has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VAL or CHRD?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Valaris. Valaris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chord Energy, 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	1.48	$373.40M	$3.84	12.80
Chord Energy	$5.30B	1.14	$848.63M	$3.93	26.95

Is VAL or CHRD more profitable?

Valaris has a net margin of 11.18% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. Valaris' return on equity of 12.36% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valaris	11.18%	12.36%	6.25%
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%

Does the media refer more to VAL or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 22 more articles in the media than Valaris. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Chord Energy and 8 mentions for Valaris. Valaris' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Chord Energy's score of 1.24 indicating that Valaris is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valaris	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	18 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in VAL or CHRD?

96.7% of Valaris shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Valaris shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Chord Energy beats Valaris on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.