7,345 Shares in Valaris Limited (NYSE:VAL) Acquired by Prelude Capital Management LLC

Prelude Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Valaris Limited (NYSE:VAL – Get Rating) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 7,345 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $359,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VAL. Amalgamated Bank raised its holdings in shares of Valaris by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 9,858 shares of the company’s stock valued at $482,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Valaris by 80.9% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 995 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 445 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp acquired a new stake in Valaris in the third quarter valued at $29,000. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in Valaris by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 43,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,834,000 after buying an additional 768 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Valaris during the 1st quarter worth about $52,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.55% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, major shareholder Hill Advisors Lp Oak sold 158,632 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.39, for a total value of $12,117,898.48. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 9,254,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $706,927,574.10. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Valaris Stock Down 0.9 %

Valaris stock opened at $64.02 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $71.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $63.75. The company has a market capitalization of $4.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.48 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 2.67 and a current ratio of 2.67. Valaris Limited has a fifty-two week low of $37.17 and a fifty-two week high of $80.00.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on VAL shares. BTIG Research boosted their target price on Valaris from $80.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 25th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Valaris from $88.00 to $82.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 22nd. Finally, Benchmark started coverage on shares of Valaris in a report on Thursday, January 19th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $95.00 target price for the company.

About Valaris

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Valaris Limited provides offshore contract drilling services to the international oil and gas industry. The company owns an offshore drilling rig fleet of 56 rigs, which include 11 drillships, 4 dynamically positioned semisubmersible rigs, 1 moored semisubmersible rig, and 40 jackup rigs. It serves international, government-owned, and independent oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea, the Middle East, West Africa, Australia, and Southeast Asia.