Valaris Limited (VAL) Stock Falls on Q4 2025 Earnings

Valaris Limited (VAL) reported fourth-quarter 2025 results with revenue of $537.4 million, down 8.0% year over year.

Revenue: $537.4 million (down 8.04% YoY)

Gross profit: $124.0 million (down 26.67% YoY)

Operating profit: $39.4 million (down 66.95% YoY)

Net income attributable to common shareholders: $717.5 million (up 436.65% YoY)

Diluted earnings per share: $10.26 (up 445.74% YoY)

Cash flow and balance-sheet highlights:

Cash from operating activities: $72.2 million (down 42.05% YoY)

Purchases of property, plant and equipment (capex): -$106.3 million (down 4.83% YoY)

Cash and cash equivalents: $599.4 million (up 62.79% YoY)

Total liabilities: $2.13 billion (down 1.95% YoY)

The company beat consensus estimates, with actual revenue above the $497.3 million estimate and diluted EPS well above the $0.57 estimate. The stock moved -2.67% since market close following the release.

Note: This financials data is sourced from a third-party provider and has not been independently verified by Quiver.

Valaris Limited Insider Trading Activity

Valaris Limited insiders have traded $VAL stock on the open market 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VAL stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

GILLES LUCA (SVP - COO) sold 35,000 shares for an estimated $1,709,400

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.

Valaris Limited Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 161 institutional investors add shares of Valaris Limited stock to their portfolio, and 213 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

PACKER & CO LTD removed 1,346,263 shares (-86.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $67,851,655
PLATINUM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD removed 918,767 shares (-95.2%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $46,305,856
SOURCEROCK GROUP LLC removed 880,215 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $44,362,836
DALAL STREET, LLC removed 607,157 shares (-56.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $30,600,712
BANK PICTET & CIE (EUROPE) AG removed 535,942 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $26,137,891
UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 410,259 shares (-77.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $20,677,053
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC removed 376,413 shares (-37.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $18,971,215

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

Valaris Limited Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $VAL in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

BTIG issued a "Buy" rating on 10/31/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for Valaris Limited, check out Quiver Quantitative's $VAL forecast page.

Valaris Limited Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $VAL recently. We have seen 4 analysts offer price targets for $VAL in the last 6 months, with a median target of $54.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Scott Gruber from Citigroup set a target price of $58.0 on 12/22/2025
Eddie Kim from Barclays set a target price of $50.0 on 11/05/2025
Gregory Lewis from BTIG set a target price of $65.0 on 10/31/2025
Charles Minervino from Susquehanna set a target price of $51.0 on 10/14/2025