DA Davidson Boosts Earnings Estimates for Valmont Industries

Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Valmont Industries in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 22nd. DA Davidson analyst B. Thielman now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $19.20 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $18.77. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $415.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Valmont Industries’ current full-year earnings is $18.07 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Valmont Industries’ Q4 2025 earnings at $5.00 EPS.

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The industrial products company reported $4.98 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.64 by $0.34. The firm had revenue of $1.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.03 billion. Valmont Industries had a return on equity of 23.02% and a net margin of 6.33%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.11 EPS. Valmont Industries has set its FY 2025 guidance at 18.700-19.50 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Valmont Industries from $400.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on Valmont Industries in a research report on Friday, September 26th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $480.00 price objective on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Valmont Industries in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Valmont Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $448.33.

Valmont Industries Stock Down 3.3%

Shares of VMI opened at $400.79 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.52 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a current ratio of 2.15. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $383.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $343.12. Valmont Industries has a 52 week low of $250.07 and a 52 week high of $418.90.

Valmont Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 26th were given a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 26th. Valmont Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.43%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Timothy P. Francis sold 2,867 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $358.52, for a total value of $1,027,876.84. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 9,746 shares in the company, valued at $3,494,135.92. This trade represents a 22.73% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 1.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMI. Norges Bank bought a new position in Valmont Industries during the second quarter worth about $77,860,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Valmont Industries by 83.5% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 390,615 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $127,563,000 after acquiring an additional 177,749 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in Valmont Industries by 759.0% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 172,967 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $49,361,000 after acquiring an additional 152,832 shares in the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its holdings in Valmont Industries by 118.0% during the first quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 274,769 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $78,411,000 after acquiring an additional 148,740 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Valmont Industries by 258.6% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 129,192 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $42,190,000 after acquiring an additional 93,163 shares in the last quarter. 87.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Valmont Industries Company Profile

Valmont Industries, Inc operates as manufacturer of products and services for infrastructure and agriculture markets in the United States, Australia, Brazil, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Infrastructure and Agriculture. The company manufactures and distributes steel, pre-stressed concrete, composite structures for electrical transmission, substation, and distribution applications; and designs, engineers, and manufactures metal, steel, wood, aluminum, and composite poles and structures for lighting and transportation applications.