Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Valaris Q2 Earnings

Valaris Limited (NYSE:VAL) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial reduced their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Valaris in a research report issued on Monday, October 20th. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.30 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.46. Capital One Financial has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Valaris’ current full-year earnings is $3.96 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Valaris’ Q3 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS.

Valaris (NYSE:VAL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $1.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.45. The business had revenue of $615.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $582.70 million. Valaris had a return on equity of 12.36% and a net margin of 11.18%.The company’s revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.03 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on VAL. Zacks Research lowered Valaris from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Barclays raised their price objective on Valaris from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Wall Street Zen raised Valaris from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 30th. Susquehanna raised their price objective on Valaris from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Valaris in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $48.69.

Valaris Stock Performance

VAL opened at $48.36 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.44 billion, a PE ratio of 12.59 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $49.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $43.95. Valaris has a fifty-two week low of $27.15 and a fifty-two week high of $53.98.

Institutional Trading of Valaris

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Schf GPE LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Valaris during the second quarter worth $77,675,000. Dalal Street LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Valaris during the first quarter worth $56,046,000. Tensile Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Valaris during the first quarter worth $25,912,000. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Valaris by 491.1% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 681,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,680,000 after acquiring an additional 565,856 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Moerus Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Valaris during the first quarter worth $18,314,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.74% of the company’s stock.

Valaris Company Profile

Valaris Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides offshore contract drilling services Gulf of Mexico, South America, North Sea, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through four segments: Floaters, Jackups, ARO, and Other. It owns an offshore drilling rig fleet, which include drillships, dynamically positioned semisubmersible rigs, moored semisubmersible rig, and jackup rigs.