Valaris Stock Options

VAL Stock  USD 38.74  0.42  1.10%   
Valaris' latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.71 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.78 over 42 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025. The total put volume is at 72.0, with calls trading at the volume of 84.0. This yields a 0.86 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Valaris' distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Valaris' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Valaris' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Valaris Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-05-16 Option Contracts

Valaris' max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Valaris

Analyzing Valaris' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Valaris regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Valaris' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Valaris' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Valaris' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Valaris In The Money Call Balance

When Valaris' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Valaris stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Valaris' options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Valaris are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Valaris Current Options Market Mood

Valaris' open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Valaris Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Valaris' options investors are not very successful. Valaris' option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Valaris contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Valaris will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0444% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Valaris trading at USD 38.74, that is roughly USD 0.0172. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Valaris' daily price movement you should consider buying Valaris options at the current volatility level of 0.71%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Valaris options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Valaris calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Valaris stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Valaris Option Chain

When Valaris' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Valaris stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Valaris' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Valaris. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Valaris. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Valaris against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
VAL250516C000800006180.00.0 - 0.750.05Out
Call
VAL250516C0007500056975.00.0 - 0.750.16Out
Call
VAL250516C0007000014370.00.0 - 0.750.15Out
Call
VAL250516C0006500050465.00.05 - 0.950.15Out
Call
VAL250516C0006250078562.50.0 - 0.950.12Out
Call
VAL250516C0006000040760.00.05 - 0.50.2Out
Call
VAL250516C000575008257.50.15 - 0.30.2Out
Call
VAL250516C0005500040855.00.2 - 0.350.32Out
Call
VAL250516C0005250021752.50.35 - 0.50.41Out
Call
VAL250516C0005000063850.00.55 - 0.650.6Out
Call
VAL250516C0004750017547.50.85 - 1.00.96Out
Call
VAL250516C0004500036545.01.3 - 1.451.3Out
Call
VAL250516C0004250035142.52.0 - 2.152.06Out
Call
VAL250516C0004000032340.02.65 - 3.12.95Out
Call
VAL250516C0003750018537.54.1 - 4.33.16In
Call
VAL250516C0003500031435.05.0 - 5.84.7In
Call
VAL250516C0003250021932.57.3 - 7.55.1In
Call
VAL250516C000300004430.09.2 - 9.58.5In
Call
VAL250516C00027500527.511.0 - 13.26.7In
Call
VAL250516C00025000725.013.4 - 14.825.7In
Call
VAL250516C00022500222.515.6 - 17.926.1In
 Put
VAL250516P00080000080.041.0 - 43.741.0In
 Put
VAL250516P00075000075.036.1 - 38.326.57In
 Put
VAL250516P00070000070.031.0 - 33.728.95In
 Put
VAL250516P00065000065.026.1 - 27.616.42In
 Put
VAL250516P00062500062.523.8 - 25.613.5In
 Put
VAL250516P00060000660.021.2 - 21.925.35In
 Put
VAL250516P000575008257.518.5 - 20.521.45In
 Put
VAL250516P0005500029355.016.1 - 18.018.87In
 Put
VAL250516P0005250054352.514.0 - 14.916.9In
 Put
VAL250516P0005000053950.011.8 - 12.116.71In
 Put
VAL250516P0004750018547.59.6 - 10.09.83In
 Put
VAL250516P0004500045345.07.6 - 7.98.0In
 Put
VAL250516P0004250085842.55.8 - 6.06.84In
 Put
VAL250516P00040000203640.04.2 - 4.44.4In
 Put
VAL250516P00037500227437.52.8 - 3.13.0Out
 Put
VAL250516P0003500049935.01.95 - 2.12.09Out
 Put
VAL250516P0003250048032.51.2 - 1.351.63Out
 Put
VAL250516P00030000184730.00.7 - 0.80.75Out
 Put
VAL250516P0002750011927.50.35 - 0.50.64Out
 Put
VAL250516P0002500012525.00.2 - 0.350.4Out
 Put
VAL250516P000225002022.50.0 - 1.00.35Out

Valaris Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

2.13 Billion

At this time, Valaris' Total Stockholder Equity is quite stable compared to the past year.

Valaris Corporate Directors

Adam WeitzmanIndependent DirectorProfile
Charles SzewsIndependent DirectorProfile
Fredrick ArnoldIndependent DirectorProfile
William AlbrechtIndependent DirectorProfile
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Is Energy Equipment & Services space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Valaris. If investors know Valaris will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Valaris listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.83)
Earnings Share
5.12
Revenue Per Share
32.768
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.208
Return On Assets
0.0523
The market value of Valaris is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Valaris that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Valaris' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Valaris' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Valaris' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Valaris' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Valaris' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Valaris is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Valaris' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.