Valaris (VAL) Competitors $31.52 -2.98 (-8.63%) As of 10:07 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VAL vs. PR, VNOM, HESM, SUN, APA, CHRD, MGY, VIST, VVV, and VRNShould you be buying Valaris stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valaris include Permian Resources (PR), Viper Energy (VNOM), Hess Midstream (HESM), Sunoco (SUN), APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Vista Energy (VIST), Valvoline (VVV), and Veren (VRN). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Valaris vs. Permian Resources Viper Energy Hess Midstream Sunoco APA Chord Energy Magnolia Oil & Gas Vista Energy Valvoline Veren Valaris (NYSE:VAL) and Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has stronger valuation and 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioValaris$2.36B0.95$865.40M$5.146.13Permian Resources$5.00B1.71$476.31M$1.437.44 Do analysts recommend VAL or PR? Valaris presently has a consensus target price of $54.33, suggesting a potential upside of 72.36%. Permian Resources has a consensus target price of $19.13, suggesting a potential upside of 79.85%. Given Permian Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 1.86Permian Resources 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Do institutionals & insiders believe in VAL or PR? 96.7% of Valaris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Permian Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Valaris shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Permian Resources shares are owned 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VAL or PR? Permian Resources received 53 more outperform votes than Valaris when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.14% of users gave Permian Resources an outperform vote while only 33.96% of users gave Valaris an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformValarisOutperform Votes1833.96% Underperform Votes3566.04% Permian ResourcesOutperform Votes7165.14% Underperform Votes3834.86% Is VAL or PR more profitable? Permian Resources has a net margin of 21.20% compared to Valaris' net margin of 15.81%. Valaris' return on equity of 17.40% beat Permian Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Valaris15.81% 17.40% 8.52% Permian Resources 21.20%11.15%6.93% Is VAL or PR a better dividend stock? Valaris pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Permian Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Valaris pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Permian Resources pays out 42.0% 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 media refer more to VAL or PR? In the previous week, Permian Resources had 6 more articles in the media than Valaris. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Permian Resources and 12 mentions for Valaris. Permian Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Valaris' score of 1.07 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 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Permian Resources 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, VAL or PR? Valaris has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Permian Resources has a beta of 4.3, suggesting that its stock price is 330% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPermian Resources beats Valaris on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricValarisDrilling oil & gas wells IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.23B$700.36M$6.95B$18.13BDividend YieldN/A4.88%10.65%3.79%P/E Ratio6.123.0741.4930.20Price / Sales0.952.1327,861.8124.52Price / Cash6.403.1235.3217.54Price / Book1.000.433.394.22Net Income$865.40M-$298.82M$4.27B$1.02B7 Day Performance-20.07%-9.83%-7.20%-7.43%1 Month Performance-6.92%-11.56%-3.91%-8.35%1 Year Performance-57.04%-38.35%136.57%-3.39% Valaris Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VALValaris3.346 of 5 stars$31.52-8.6%$54.33+72.4%-55.2%$2.23B$2.36B6.125,450Positive NewsGap DownPRPermian Resources4.8129 of 5 stars$13.84+0.7%$19.31+39.5%-31.2%$11.12B$5.00B8.39220Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownVNOMViper Energy4.5113 of 5 stars$45.15+2.2%$58.77+30.2%+8.7%$9.62B$859.75M19.38711Analyst RevisionPositive NewsGap DownHESMHess Midstream2.8832 of 5 stars$42.28-0.5%$43.00+1.7%+12.7%$9.22B$1.49B16.98200News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownSUNSunoco3.3943 of 5 stars$57.92-2.2%$63.50+9.6%-4.7%$8.84B$22.69B8.782,389Analyst ForecastAPAAPA3.7086 of 5 stars$21.02+0.5%$28.25+34.4%-49.6%$7.65B$9.74B2.972,270Gap DownCHRDChord Energy4.4441 of 5 stars$112.72+0.9%$162.46+44.1%-45.5%$6.71B$5.25B5.80530Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.6797 of 5 stars$25.26+0.3%$27.77+9.9%-11.6%$4.91B$1.32B13.09210Analyst RevisionPositive NewsGap DownVISTVista Energy4.427 of 5 stars$46.59-1.9%$64.73+39.0%+3.3%$4.43B$1.65B9.03410Positive NewsGap DownVVVValvoline4.1864 of 5 stars$34.86-0.7%$44.40+27.4%-20.4%$4.43B$1.66B16.6811,500Positive NewsVRNVeren4.1752 of 5 stars$6.62-0.7%$12.67+91.5%N/A$4.05B$4.41B4.73777News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Permian Resources Competitors Viper Energy Competitors Hess Midstream Competitors Sunoco Competitors APA Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors Vista Energy Competitors Valvoline Competitors Veren 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 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'‘Digital Asset Reserve’ for THIS Coin??? 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