VALARIS LTD (VAL)
Energy · offshore drilling services · NYSE
A global offshore drilling contractor providing a diverse fleet of drillships, semisubmersibles, and jackups for oil and gas exploration and development.
What VALARIS LTD does
Valaris Ltd provides offshore contract drilling services to the international oil and gas industry. The company operates a fleet of mobile offshore drilling units, including drillships, semisubmersibles, and jackups, to support customer exploration and production activities globally. It also maintains a joint venture, ARO Drilling, with Saudi Aramco to provide drilling services in the Middle East.
Themes: offshore drilling, energy exploration and production, oilfield services
Fundamentals
- Price$87.76 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$6.1B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+90.0% 2025-08-21 close $46.18 → 2026-08-21 close $87.76
- P/E5.76 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+45.4% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+36.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.34 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-9.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+13.9% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.05 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-05 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How VAL compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 10% 118 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 10% 149 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 149 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 10% 152 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 138 covered Energy peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 95 covered Energy peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Energy companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
VAL is in the Energy Long-term Top 10.
Energy Long-term Top 10 — since 18 Aug 2026
Long-term score
61.0 #162 of 987 scored · #19 of 64 in Energy
Valuation 94th (price to earnings 5.8, price to book 1.1) and long-term trend 71st (over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 69.6 percentage points); weakest is capital return (36th, consecutive years of dividend increases 4 years).
Short-term score
60.6 #180 of 1,704 scored · #13 of 86 in Energy
Catalysts 76th: the analyst consensus rating has improved toward "buy" since the prior reading; trend 71st: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day; weakest is setup 47th: no Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings.
In this list since 18 Aug 2026 — currently 10th in the list (3 days)
- Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 10, score 62.6.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which VAL reported a dividend payment is FY2019, while its reported financial statements run through FY2025. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2019 ratio would not describe VAL today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2019) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2025), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
How VALARIS LTD looks technically
VALARIS LTD (VAL) is trading 12.6% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 270 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 28, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 63, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago. It is 23.1% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 12.6% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +12.6% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $79.73 | $79.73 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $77.92 | $77.92 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 23 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 23 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 72.81. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 270 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 270 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 12.6% above | +12.6% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 28, with buyers in control | 27.6 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 63, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 62.7 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($75.40 to $91.22) — its "stochastic" reading is 78 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 78.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 33 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $114.12 | $114.12 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 23.1% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -23.1% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 101.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +101.6% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 23.1% below its highest point of the past year | 23.1% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 37 trading days ago | 37 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $332.96 (set on 2008-06-19) | $332.96 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($44.25 to $113.42), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 37% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $68.46 to $70.67. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 37.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 73.6% below its all-time high | -73.6% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.4% above a support level at $86.53 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-03-09, most recently on 2026-04-20. Since 2024-08-21 it has 9 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.2906 (set on 2020-05-14) | $0.2906 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 30099.6% above its all-time low | +30,100% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 64th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $3.25 between its high and its low — about 3.7% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $3.25 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $71.77 and $91.75 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $71.77 – $81.76 – $91.75 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.7% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.0 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (12.6% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 3.0 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.14× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 0.9% since the prior reading | +0.9% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating has improved toward "buy" since the prior reading | 0.19 toward buy |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 2 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 2 sessions ago |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | today it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | today |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.1% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.1% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 3.4% below the previous close 58 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 96.33 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -3.4% |
| Gap filled | a 5.0% gap down opened on 2026-07-06 has been "filled" 34 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 34 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 10.1 percentage points (the stock gained 12.4% while the market gained 2.3%) | +10.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 16.6 percentage points (the stock lost 13.5% while the market gained 3.1%) | -16.6% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 19.4 percentage points (the stock lost 8.3% while the market gained 11.1%) | -19.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 69.6 percentage points (the stock gained 90.0% while the market gained 20.5%) | +69.6% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is thick, spanning 15.4% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 4% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $84.44 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +3.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-05 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $85.07 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 13 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +3.2% |
Price levels it has turned at before
VAL last closed at $87.76 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 9 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $86.53 | Support | 1.4% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-09 to 2026-04-20 |
| $81.09 | Support | 7.6% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-14 to 2026-07-23 |
| $104.83 | Resistance | 19.4% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-30 to 2026-04-29 |
| $57.91 | Support | 34.0% below the last close | turned there three times · 2024-09-19 to 2025-10-30 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $72.81.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke out to a new 20-day high · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · lagging the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (3.11 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 8 analysts
- Mean price target$69.05 range $45.00 – $99.00; median $70.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-17. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for VAL
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.27 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-17
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Risks related to the pending business combination with Transocean Ltd, including potential integration issues and diversion of management resources.","Volatility in offshore drilling market supply and demand, which is heavily influenced by commodity price fluctuations and customer capital expenditure budgets.","Operational risks inherent to offshore drilling, such as rig equipment failure, severe weather events, and cybersecurity incidents targeting operating systems."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of VAL's 10-Q filed 2026-05-05 against the prior one filed 2025-10-30.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Merger and integration expenses of $13.6 million in Q1 2026 (filed 2026-05-05)
- Assets held for sale of $9.2 million as of March 31, 2026 (filed 2026-05-05)
- Deferred tax assets of $1,355.5 million as of March 31, 2026 (filed 2026-05-05)
- Removed:
- Loss on impairment line item removed from Q1 2026 statement (was present in 2025 nine-month period in older filing, filed 2025-10-30)
- Restricted cash line item not separately shown in March 31, 2026 balance sheet (filed 2026-05-05); older filing showed $12.8 million restricted cash as of September 30, 2025
- Nine-month and prior-year comparison columns removed; newer filing shows only Q1 2026 vs Q1 2025 (filed 2026-05-05)
- Share repurchases of $75.0 million removed from financing activities in Q1 2026 (older filing showed $75.0 million for nine months ended September 30, 2025, filed 2025-10-30)
- Reworded:
- Forward reference changed from 'Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024' (filed 2025-10-30) to 'Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025' (filed 2026-05-05)
- Comprehensive income statement header changed from 'CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME' (filed 2025-10-30) to 'CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS' (filed 2026-05-05)
- Pension cost language changed from 'net income' context (filed 2025-10-30) to 'net loss' context (filed 2026-05-05)
- Note 1 reference updated from 'December 31, 2024' year-end (filed 2025-10-30) to 'December 31, 2025' year-end (filed 2026-05-05)
- Notes:
- The two filings report different periods: newer filing is Q1 2026 (three months ended March 31, 2026) vs. older filing's Q3 2025 and nine-month period (ended September 30, 2025), limiting direct period-to-period comparison
- Financial statement structure differs: newer filing shows three-month comparisons only while older filing shows quarterly and nine-month comparisons
- The older filing text appears truncated at the end of Note 1, potentially affecting completeness of comparison
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Added bullet point about Business Combination with Transocean Ltd.: 'our ability to complete the Business Combination as timely as expected or at all, the impact of the significant management time and resources expended in an effort to complete the Business Combination, any disruptions to our relationships with third parties and employees or negative publicity or legal proceedings related to the Business Combination or disruptions to our ongoing operations, and uncertainty regarding the outcome of the Business Combination' (filed 2026-05-05)
- Added reference in forward-looking statements to 'our expectations regarding the timing, completion and anticipated benefits of the pending business combination (the "Business Combination") with Transocean Ltd.' (filed 2026-05-05)
- Added phrase 'including conflicts in the Middle East and potential disruptions to key shipping lanes such as the Strait of Hormuz' to the governmental action and political uncertainties bullet point (filed 2026-05-05)
- Removed:
- Removed bullet point 'disputes over production levels among members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and other oil and gas producing nations ("OPEC+"), which could result in increased supply and/or volatility in prices for oil and natural gas that could affect the markets for our services' (filed 2025-10-30)
- Removed bullet point 'our ability to enter into, and the terms of, future drilling contracts for rigs currently idled and for rigs whose contracts are expiring' (filed 2025-10-30)
- Removed bullet point 'any failure to execute definitive contracts following announcements of letters of intent, letters of award or other expected work commitments' (filed 2025-10-30)
- Removed bullet point 'the outcome of litigation, legal proceedings, investigations or other claims or contract disputes, including any inability to collect receivables or resolve significant contractual or day rate disputes, and any renegotiation, nullification, cancellation or breach of contracts with customers or other parties' (filed 2025-10-30)
- Removed bullet point 'internal control risk due to changes' (filed 2025-10-30)
- Reworded:
- Changed 'volatility affecting the financial markets and banking system' to 'volatility affecting the banking system and financial markets' in the general economic conditions bullet point (filed 2026-05-05)
- Changed 'or changes in commencement, completion or service dates' to 'or changes in the commencement, completion or service dates' in the rig repairs bullet point (filed 2026-05-05)
- Reordered phrase in governmental action bullet from ending with 'oil or natural gas producing areas, which may result in expropriation...' to ending with 'oil or natural gas producing areas (including conflicts in the Middle East and potential disruptions to key shipping lanes such as the Strait of Hormuz), which may result in expropriation...' (filed 2026-05-05)
- Notes:
- The older filing text appears to be truncated at 'internal control risk due to changes' suggesting the full bullet point was not provided for comparison
- Page number references changed from 52-54 (older filing) to 48-50 (newer filing), indicating layout/formatting differences
- Comparison is limited to the Forward-Looking Statements section; actual Risk Factors section content not fully provided in the extraction
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for VAL — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
VAL had 5,820,596 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
VAL had 8.38% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.96 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 5,820,596
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 8.38%
- Prior settlement (shares) 6,519,761
- Reported change -10.72%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.96
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Transocean (RIG)
- Noble Corporation (NE)
- Seadrill (SDRL)
- Diamond Offshore Drilling (DO)
- Helmerich & Payne (HP)
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Frequently asked questions
What does VALARIS LTD (VAL) do?
Valaris Ltd provides offshore contract drilling services to the international oil and gas industry. The company operates a fleet of mobile offshore drilling units, including drillships, semisubmersibles, and jackups, to support customer exploration and production activities globally. It also maintains a joint venture, ARO Drilling, with Saudi Aramco to provide drilling services in the Middle East.
What sector is VALARIS LTD (VAL) in?
VALARIS LTD (VAL) is classified in the Energy sector. Its industry is offshore drilling services. It trades on NYSE.
Who are VALARIS LTD's (VAL) competitors?
Notable peers of VALARIS LTD (VAL) include Transocean, Noble Corporation, Seadrill, Diamond Offshore Drilling and Helmerich & Payne. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is VALARIS LTD (VAL) overbought or oversold right now?
VALARIS LTD (VAL) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 63, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on VAL come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.