Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Vale FY2025 Earnings

by · The Markets Daily

Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE – Free Report) – Analysts at Scotiabank dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Vale in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 8th. Scotiabank analyst A. Salazar now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings of $2.36 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.55. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Perform” rating and a $13.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vale’s current full-year earnings is $2.08 per share.

Vale (NYSE:VALE – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The basic materials company reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $9.55 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.61 billion. Vale had a net margin of 22.59% and a return on equity of 21.07%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.66 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on VALE. StockNews.com initiated coverage on Vale in a report on Friday, December 13th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. UBS Group downgraded shares of Vale from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $14.00 to $11.50 in a report on Monday, November 11th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Vale from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Vale from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $14.50 to $11.30 in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on Vale from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $13.89.

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Vale Stock Performance

Shares of Vale stock opened at $8.50 on Thursday. Vale has a 52 week low of $8.42 and a 52 week high of $15.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $9.60 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.39. The company has a market cap of $38.11 billion, a PE ratio of 3.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 0.92.

Institutional Trading of Vale

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in Vale in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Vale during the third quarter worth $36,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Vale in the third quarter worth $79,000. Vienna Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vale in the third quarter valued at $117,000. Finally, Phillips Wealth Planners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vale during the 3rd quarter valued at $118,000. 21.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vale Company Profile

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Vale SA, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells iron ore and iron ore pellets for use as raw materials in steelmaking in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through Iron Solutions and Energy Transition Materials segments. The Iron Solutions segment produces and extracts iron ore and pellets, manganese, and other ferrous products; and provides related logistic services.

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