Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Valneva SE before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Valneva SE’s stock price such as:

• Valneva SE’s current stock price and volume
• Why Valneva SE’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for VALN from analysts
• VALN’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Valneva SE (VALN)

Before we jump into Valneva SE’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently , let’s take a look at some background.

Valneva SE, a specialty vaccine company, develops, manufactures, and commercializes prophylactic vaccines for infectious diseases with unmet needs. It offers IXIARO, an inactivated Vero cell culture-derived Japanese encephalitis vaccine indicated for active immunization against Japanese encephalitis; DUKORAL, an oral vaccine for the prevention of diarrhea caused by Vibrio cholera or heat-labile toxin producing enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli bacterium; and IXCHIQ/ VLA1553, a single-dose, live-attenuated vaccine for the prevention of disease caused by chikungunya virus. The company also develops VLA15, a vaccine candidate against Borrelia, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease; S4V2, a tetravalent bioconjugate vaccine candidate against shigellosis, a diarrheal infection caused by Shigella bacteria; VLA1601, a vaccine candidate targeting the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne viral disease; VLA1554, a vaccine candidate targeting human metapneumovirus; VLA84, a vaccine candidate targeting the prevention of primary symptomatic clostridium difficile infection; and VLA2112, a vaccine candidate to treat patients with epstein-barr virus. It sells its products in the United States, Canada, Germany, Austria, Nordics, the United Kingdom, France, rest of Europe, and internationally. Valneva SE was founded in 1998 and is based in Saint-Herblain, France.

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Valneva SE’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of June 18, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Valneva SE’s stock price was $5.380.

Valneva SE is 0% from its previous closing price of $5.380.

During the last market session, Valneva SE’s stock traded between $5.320 and $5.440. Currently, there are approximately 205.45 million shares outstanding for Valneva SE.

Valneva SE’s trailing earnings per share are negative, so the stock does not have a meaningful P/E ratio. We suggest investors evaluate other financial metrics to understand its overall valuation.

Valneva SE Stock Price History

Valneva SE’s (VALN) price is currently down 13.92% so far this month.

During the month of June, Valneva SE’s stock price has reached a high of $6.100 and a low of $5.133.

Over the last year, Valneva SE has hit prices as high as $12.250 and as low as $5.060. Year to date, Valneva SE’s stock is down 39%.

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What Caused Valneva SE Stock’s Price to ?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of June 18, 2026, there were analysts who downgraded Valneva SE’s stock and analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Valneva SE’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Valneva SE’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Valneva SE’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a F, which means it is considered to be Ultra Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Valneva SE (VALN) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Valneva SE

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of June 18, 2026, Valneva SE has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -8.37%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 31 and is considered to be Weak.

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Valneva SE Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of June 18, 2026, Valneva SE’s stock price is $5.380, which is 0% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Valneva SE stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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