Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Valaris Ltd shares valued at $254,314 were purchased by Dibowitz Anton on Mar 05 ’25. At $33.91 per share, Dibowitz Anton acquired 7,500 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 250,401 shares worth approximately $10.52 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Weber Christopher T sold 4,000 shares, netting a total of over 198,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $49.50 each, the insider now holds 52,236 shares.
Before that, Weber Christopher T had added 4,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $197,869, the Officer bought Valaris Ltd shares for $49.47 each.
As published in a research note from Evercore ISI on January 15, 2025, Valaris Ltd [VAL] has been rated down from an Outperform to an In-line and the price target has been revised to $59 from $87. Analysts at Barclays downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 09, 2024, Citigroup has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for VAL. Earlier on December 06, 2024, JP Morgan initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Underweight” for VAL stock.
Analyzing VAL Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Valaris Ltd [NYSE: VAL] rose 0.53% to $42.02. The stock’s lowest price that day was $41.0301, but it reached a high of $42.407 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -9.42%. Over the course of the year, Valaris Ltd shares have dropped approximately -42.31%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $50.29 on 01/15/25 and a 52-week low of $27.15 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Valaris Ltd (VAL)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 41.23, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 40.44. In the upper region, resistance lies at 42.61. The next price resistance is at 43.20. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.86 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Valaris Ltd subject to short interest?
Stocks of Valaris Ltd saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -3.23 million shares to 9.97 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 13.2 million shares. A decline of -32.41% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.72 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.72.
Which companies own the most shares of Valaris Ltd (VAL)?
In terms of Valaris Ltd share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 80 in the next 12 months, up nearly 91.39% from the previous closing price of $41.8. Analysts anticipate Valaris Ltd stock to reach 98 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 62. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Valaris Ltd stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
