Why VAL Stock advanced +0.08% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$101.71 +0.08% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Valaris Limited (VAL) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 65/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C • HOLD / WATCH Cap $7.06B
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk A-
Cash (10)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (17)CEO (12)
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12M PRICE TARGET CONE+3.1% Base Target
$124 Bull$105 Base$82 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:53% Call Buyers ($2.4M)
47% PutsMax Pain: $100.00
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Why VAL Stock advanced +0.08% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

Valaris Limited (VAL) advanced +0.08% to $101.71 as options desks priced 53% call premium vs. 47% put protection around the $100 max-pain magnet. Solid -30% profit margin (10% return on capital), mixed timing at 7x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 81% of its 52-week range ($48.09 – $114.12) with RSI-14 at 79.3 (OVERBOUGHT (>70)).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.4M in bullish call flow vs. $2.1M in put flow (Put/Call 0.90x, implied earnings swing ±7.1%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable C (Hold) backed by 0% gross margin and $202.7M annual free cash flow.
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VAL // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +3.27%⚡ TESTING RESISTANCE
2026-10-30O $102.2H $106.8L $102.2C $105.3VOL 870.6K
RES: $106.4SUP: $79.28SMA50: $86.53SMA200: $86.13
$117.6$103.1$88.67$74.19$59.72RES $106.4SUP $79.28$105.32026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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VAL Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
-7.4%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +24.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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Why is VAL stock moving today?

Why VAL Stock advanced +0.08% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Solid -30% profit margin (10% return on capital), mixed timing at 7x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.