How to buy Valaris stock | $0.075

Valaris plc is an oil & gas drilling business based in the US. Valaris shares (VAL) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Valaris employs 5,800 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.9 billion.

How to buy shares in Valaris

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Valaris. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: VAL. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Valaris reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$0.075, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Valaris, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Valaris. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Valaris share price

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Valaris shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-10.

Latest market close	USD$0.075
52-week range	USD$0.05 - USD$7.755
50-day moving average	USD$0.0791
200-day moving average	USD$0.3213
Wall St. target price	USD$1.74
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	USD$0.16 (5.41%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$-1.088

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Valaris price performance over time

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Is Valaris under- or over-valued?

Valuing Valaris stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Valaris's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Valaris's EBITDA

Valaris's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$117.9 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Valaris's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Valaris financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.9 billion
Gross profit TTM	USD$247.2 million
Return on assets TTM	-2.87%
Return on equity TTM	0%
Profit margin	-237.15%
Book value	$26.037
Market capitalisation	USD$65.8 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Valaris shares

There are currently 56.6 million Valaris shares held short by investors – that's known as Valaris's "short interest". This figure is 7% down from 60.9 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Valaris shares can be evaluated.

Valaris's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Valaris's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Valaris shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Valaris shares traded daily (recently around 8.9 million). Valaris's SIR currently stands at 6.36. In other words for every 100,000 Valaris shares traded daily on the market, roughly 6360 shares are currently held short.

However Valaris's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Valaris shares, or, against the total number of tradable Valaris shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Valaris's short interest could be expressed as 0.28% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Valaris shares in existence, roughly 280 shares are currently held short) or 0.4734% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Valaris shares, roughly 473 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Valaris.

Find out more about how you can short Valaris stock.

Valaris share dividends

We're not expecting Valaris to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Valaris's shares ever split?

Valaris's shares were split on a 1:4 basis on 11 April 2019. So if you had owned 4 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Valaris shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 300% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Valaris shares which in turn could have impacted Valaris's share price.

Valaris share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Valaris's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.05 up to $7.755. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Valaris's is 2.8275. This would suggest that Valaris's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Valaris overview

Valaris plc provides offshore drilling services in various water depths worldwide. It operates a rig fleet of ultra-deepwater drillships, versatile semisubmersibles, and modern shallow-water jackups. The company's offshore fleet includes 16 drillships, 12 semisubmersibles, 54 jackups, and 2 deepwater managed units. The company was formerly known as Ensco Rowan plc and changed its name to Valaris plc in July 2019. Valaris plc was incorporated in 2009 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. On August 19, 2020, Valaris plc, along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Valaris is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.818% of Valaris shares are held by insiders and 100.565% by institutions.

• How many people work for Valaris?

  Latest data suggests 5,800 work at Valaris.

• When does the fiscal year end for Valaris?

  Valaris's fiscal year ends in October.

• Where is Valaris based?

  Valaris's address is: 6 Chesterfield Gardens, London, United Kingdom, W1J 5BQ

• What is Valaris's ISIN number?

  Valaris's international securities identification number is: GB00BJVJZD68

• What is Valaris's CUSIP number?

  Valaris's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 26874Q100