BTIG analyst Gregory Lewis downgraded Valaris (VAL) to Neutral from Buy without a price target after Transocean (RIG) recently announced it is acquiring Valaris in an all-stock transaction. BTIG expects the transaction to close in the second half of 2026 and does not expect competing bids to emerge offering anything materially higher.
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