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VAL Valaris (VAL) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Energy · Drilling oil & gas wells · CIK 0000314808
Form 144 · 2
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
150
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
2
Codes C/M, not in net · $0 priced

What the filings say about VAL

Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$284.3M
2 notices

Valaris insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

No insider purchases or sales are on record for Valaris Ltd in the period covered. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SVP - COO
SELL
2025-09-05 SECtraded 2025-09-03
35,000
$1.7M
+93.4%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Sep 9, 2024.
  • The trade is 43.1% of the 81,269 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 150 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP - COO Luca Gilles sold about $1.7M of VAL on Sep 3, 2025, the largest insider sale at the company since 2023; 150 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
President & CEO
BUY
2025-03-06 SECtraded 2025-03-05
7,500
$254.3K
+165.3%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 3.0% of the 250,401 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 150 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President & CEO Dibowitz Anton bought about $254.3K of VAL on Mar 5, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2021; 150 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2024-11-06 SECtraded 2024-11-05
4,000
$198.0K
+93.7%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 7.7% of the 52,236 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 150 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP - CFO Weber Christopher T sold about $198.0K of VAL on Nov 5, 2024; 150 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SVP - CCO
SELL
2024-09-30 SEC
26,000
$1.5M
+78.1%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 106.6% of the 24,388 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 150 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP - CCO Lyne Matthew sold about $1.5M of VAL on Sep 30, 2024; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 150 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SVP & General Counsel
SELL
2024-09-10 SECtraded 2024-09-09
15,403
$872.4K
+82.1%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 115.5% of the 13,334 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 150 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP & General Counsel Vukadin Davor sold about $872.4K of VAL on Sep 9, 2024, the largest insider sale at the company since 2023; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 150 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
19 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
no insider buys or sells on file
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
150 funds bought in last quarter
more than 58% of Energy
Revenue
+24.0% year over year
more than 80% of Energy
Margin
8258.8% net margin
the highest in Energy
Buybacks
$100.0M repurchased, FY to 2025-12-31
more than 69% of Energy
Short interest
9.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 4.8 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 76% of Energy
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+100.3%12M
-1%+42%+86%+129%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-02-13 · Transocean Ltd. filed a 5%+ stake (18.1%)2026-09-03 · Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. (1) filed to sell $130.4M2026-08-11 · Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. (1) filed to sell $154.0M
13D/G stakeForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns VAL: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
8,213,354 sh
$596.3M
$283.6M
$247.1M

Congress trades in VAL

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

13D: intends to influence · 13G: passive
Transocean Ltd.
Activist 13D · 2026-02-13
18.1%

VAL planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. (1)
Filed 2026-09-03
$130.4M
Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. (1)
Filed 2026-08-11
$154.0M

VAL mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Goehring & Rozencwajg Resources Fund
$54.1M position · as of 2026-05-31
5.0%
OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES ULTRASECTOR PROFUND
$316.1K position · as of 2026-07-31
2.8%
iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF
$10.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.6%
Invesco S&P Midcap 400 Pure Growth ETF
$5.8M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.7%
Invesco S&P MidCap 400 GARP ETF
$7.8M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.6%
NAA SMALL GROWTH SERIES
$250.3K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.9%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Anton Dibowitz
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2024
$6.3M
$1.9M
$2.4M
+189%
+68%
2023
$2.3M
$29.6M
$2.7M
+185%
+61%
2021
$7.8M
-$5.4M
$2.9M
+87%
+55%
2020
$7.6M
$2.7M
$4.3M
n/a
n/a
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows 150 funds added last quarter, $284.3M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

VAL financials

Revenue growth
+24.0%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
8258.8%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$2.1B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+43.8%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
-$24.1M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.34x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2021-12-31 (54 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.33x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2021-12-31 (54 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
+33.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+18.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
effective tax rate -172%, not meaningful
Return on capital employed
+5.7%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
7.48x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$7.4B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-30 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2021-12-31 (54 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
-0.3%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
0.03x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 247%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$2.4B$2.4B$1.8B$1.6B
Operating income$477.0M$352.3M$53.5M$37.2M
Net income$979.1M$866.8M$181.8M-$4.5B
EPS (diluted)13.865.1211.512.33
Operating cash flow$546.2M$355.4M$267.5M$127.0M
Cash$599.4M$368.2M$620.5M$724.1M
Long-term debt$1.1B$1.1B$1.1B$542.4M
Buybacks$100.0M$126.4M$198.6M$0
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

VAL Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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VAL ranks highest on growth (81st percentile) and profitability (79th), and lowest on risk and compliance (32nd), among Energy peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
79
Inputs
  • Return on equity+33.7% · 92 pct, sector of 109
  • Return on assets+18.8% · 95 pct, sector of 129
  • Return on invested capitaleffective tax rate -172%, not meaningful
  • Return on capital employed+5.7% · 49 pct, sector of 110
Financial health
46
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.34x · 55 pct, sector of 111
  • Cash flow to debt0.33x · 38 pct, sector of 115
Growth
81
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+24.0% · 80 pct, sector of 141
  • Backlog growth, YoY+35.0% · 82 pct, universe of 854
Institutional and government
58
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter150 · 58 pct, sector of 145
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
32
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+9.3% · 28 pct, sector of 167
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+12.4% · 36 pct, sector of 120
2 not measured: Insider conviction, US patents
  • Insider conviction needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) in 180 days; no insider trades in 180 days
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

VAL filings, in plain words

Are there planned insider sales of VAL?

Yes. 2 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $284.3M of stock; the latest, by Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. (1), was filed 2026-09-03.

Read the full summary

Insiders filed 2 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $284.3M of stock. The latest 5% ownership filing is a 13D by Transocean Ltd., filed 2026-02-13, for 18.1% of the class. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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