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No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 06 Mar 2025.
Valaris Ltd: what insiders have been doing
Every trade that managers of Valaris Ltd disclose to SEC (Form 4) is tracked on this page. The company sits in the Energy sector. From 18 October 2025 to 18 October 2026, the disclosure feed for Valaris Ltd logged 36 filings by 7 insiders.
The filings describe grants, exercises and other transfers rather than trades on the open market. Grants and option exercises follow pay plans set in advance, so they reveal less about an insider's own view than a purchase made with personal money.
Over the last twelve months, not one insider purchase of Valaris Ltd stock was filed. Filings reach the SEC (Form 4) feed a median of 2 days after the trade. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade.
Compared with its exchange (5,458 companies, median 22 filings), a count of 36 filings is above the norm. The full history, which starts in 2016, counts 3 purchases against 10 sales. The 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025 shows 2.37 bn USD of revenue and 982.8 m USD of net income.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: RGC Resources Inc and Empire Petroleum Corp. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
Insider Decl.
159
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€4M
3 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€314M
10 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleAnton Dibowitz1 buy
Christopher T. Weber1 sale
Gilles Luca1 sale
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Valaris Ltd Hold (neutral), based on 7 analysts. Average price target: US$68.29.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 2,875 of 24,148 companies
72.2
score / 100
Value73
Quality71
FCF yld3.4%
Earn yld17%
EV/EBITDA8.8x
ROE34%
Gross mgn25%
Net mgn41%
Debt/EBITDA1.5x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$84.73
Analyst consensus
7 analystsHold
US$45.00Target US$68.29(-19%)US$99.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$2.4B
Gross profitUS$593M25% margin
EBITDAUS$797.4M34% margin
Net incomeUS$982.8M44.0% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)6.4x
PER (forward)12.0x
P/Book1.8x
Beta1.05
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$5.9B
Total debtUS$1.2B
Free Cash FlowUS$202.7M
Debt / Equity36%
Profitability & ownership
ROE33.6%
ROA3.3%
% insiders12.0%
% institutions92.3%
Last declaration on 3 September 2026
Declarations159 total
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1,799,773 shares@ US$85.5554.2% of flowCommon SharesSEC144:0000919574-26-004940
260 shares@ US$75.3529.2% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000124:0
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735 sharesCommon SharesSEC:0002012353-26-000003:1
379 shares0Common SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000068:0
221 shares0Common SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000071:0
50 shares@ US$99.700.1% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000069:1
60 shares@ US$99.700.2% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000070:1
141 shares@ US$99.700.3% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000067:1
50 shares@ US$99.700.5% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000068:1
30 shares@ US$99.700.2% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000071:1
1,067 shares0Common SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000067:0
379 shares0Common SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000069:0
379 shares0Common SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000070:0
20 shares@ US$96.382.8% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000061:0
2,332 shares@ US$90.594.5% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000058:0
479 shares@ US$90.593.0% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000056:0
830 shares@ US$90.597.6% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000055:0
830 shares@ US$90.591.5% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000054:0
991 shares@ US$90.593.7% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000057:0
3,405 shares@ US$90.636.5% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000048:0
1,193 shares@ US$90.6310.9% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000047:0
1,193 shares@ US$90.632.1% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000045:0
1,449 shares@ US$90.635.3% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000314808-26-000044:0
25 of 159 declarations
About Valaris Ltd
Valaris Ltd is a major offshore drilling contractor listed on the NYSE (United States) under the ticker VAL. For French-speaking investors, it is a cyclical energy-services stock with earnings exposure to offshore exploration and production spending, oil and gas capital budgets, rig utilization, and day-rate trends. Valaris was formed through the combination of two established offshore drillers, creating a large-scale platform with operations across all water depths. The company is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, but it maintains a broad global operating footprint, with major offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Angola, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Valaris’ core business is offshore contract drilling: it provides rigs and drilling services to oil and gas customers on a contract basis. Its fleet includes ultra-deepwater drillships, semi-submersibles, and modern shallow-water jackups. This mix allows the company to serve a wide range of customer programs, from deepwater projects to shelf and shallow-water campaigns. Its client base includes major integrated energy companies, national oil companies, and independent operators. Valaris positions itself as one of the most capable offshore drilling service providers, emphasizing safety, operational reliability, technical performance, and customer satisfaction.
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From a competitive perspective, Valaris benefits from scale, fleet quality, and geographic reach. In offshore drilling, where asset quality and contract visibility matter, those factors can be meaningful differentiators. The company says it has operating experience in nearly every major offshore basin, which supports its ability to win work across diverse geographies and geological settings. More broadly, the offshore drilling market remains sensitive to the supply-demand balance for high-specification rigs, so Valaris can gain leverage when customer activity is strong and the market tightens.
Recent developments have centered on contract awards, backlog additions, and fleet optimization. In 2025 and early 2026, Valaris issued multiple Fleet Status Reports showing new awards and extensions, including meaningful activity in Angola and Brazil, alongside additional backlog. At the same time, the company continued rationalizing its fleet, including the sale or retirement of selected lower-priority assets. This suggests a disciplined capital-allocation strategy focused on improving returns and concentrating on the most competitive rigs.
For investors in Europe, Valaris offers direct exposure to the offshore drilling recovery theme, but it remains a high-beta name tied to the energy cycle. The combination of a large modern fleet, global customer relationships, and ongoing contract momentum makes it one of the more important listed pure-play offshore drillers in the United States market.
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