VALE (VALE) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

VALE (NYSE:VALE) is expected to release its Q2 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, July 24th. Analysts expect VALE to post earnings of $0.44 per share and revenue of $9.54 billion for the quarter.

VALE (NYSE:VALE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The basic materials company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.02). VALE had a return on equity of 17.65% and a net margin of 15.54%. The firm had revenue of $8.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.39 billion. On average, analysts expect VALE to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

VALE Stock Up 2.4%

VALE opened at $10.38 on Wednesday. VALE has a twelve month low of $8.06 and a twelve month high of $12.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $9.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.47. The company has a market cap of $47.09 billion, a PE ratio of 7.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 0.77.

Institutional Trading of VALE

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in VALE by 4.9% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 79,400 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $792,000 after purchasing an additional 3,704 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in VALE by 46.6% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 37,613 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $375,000 after purchasing an additional 11,964 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in VALE in the first quarter valued at approximately $171,000. Finally, Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in VALE during the first quarter worth approximately $117,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 21.85% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Scotiabank dropped their price target on shares of VALE from $13.00 to $12.50 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Bank of America raised shares of VALE from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $11.00 to $11.50 in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of VALE from $12.75 to $13.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $11.00 price target (down previously from $12.00) on shares of VALE in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen initiated coverage on shares of VALE in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.73.

About VALE

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.