Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Valaris Ltd shares valued at $1,709,400 were sold by Luca Gilles on Sep 03 ’25. At $48.84 per share, Luca Gilles sold 35,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 81,269 shares worth approximately $4.29 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Luca Gilles purchased 35,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,708,275 in proceeds.
Before that, Dibowitz Anton had added 7,500 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $254,314, the President & CEO bought Valaris Ltd shares for $33.91 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 7,500 shares, worth approximately $13.23 million.
As published in a research note from Clarksons Platou on September 02, 2025, Valaris Ltd [VAL] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $54. Analysts at Evercore ISI downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”an In-line”‘ outlook in a report released in mid January. As of December 18, 2024, Barclays has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal weight” for VAL. Earlier on December 09, 2024, Citigroup downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for VAL stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing VAL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Valaris Ltd [NYSE: VAL] rose 0.27% to $52.82. The stock’s lowest price that day was $52.055, but it reached a high of $53.04 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.09%. Over the course of the year, Valaris Ltd shares have dropped approximately -5.73%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $53.04 on 09/11/25 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 52.21, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 51.61. In the upper region, resistance lies at 53.23. The next price resistance is at 53.65. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 68.63 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Valaris Ltd subject to short interest?
Stocks of Valaris Ltd saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.12 million shares to 9.67 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 9.55 million shares. A jump of 1.27% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.42 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 7.42.
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 45.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -13.63% from the previous closing price of $52.68. Analysts anticipate Valaris Ltd stock to reach 45.5 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 45.5. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Valaris Ltd stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 06, 2024, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “an Underweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $40.
