Vale (VALE) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Vale (NYSE:VALE) is expected to be announcing its Q1 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday, April 23rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.43 per share and revenue of $8.39 billion for the quarter.

Vale (NYSE:VALE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by ($0.36). The firm had revenue of $10.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.03 billion. Vale had a return on equity of 17.38% and a net margin of 16.15%. On average, analysts expect Vale to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Vale Stock Performance

Shares of Vale stock opened at $9.12 on Tuesday. Vale has a 12 month low of $8.06 and a 12 month high of $13.14. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The company has a market capitalization of $41.40 billion, a PE ratio of 6.33, a PEG ratio of 0.31 and a beta of 0.73. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $9.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $9.66.

Vale Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Monday, March 10th were paid a dividend of $0.3758 per share. This represents a yield of 7.5%. This is a boost from Vale’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 10th. Vale’s dividend payout ratio is presently 52.08%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on VALE. StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Vale in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $11.00 price objective (down from $12.00) on shares of Vale in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Wolfe Research upgraded Vale from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Vale from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $11.00 to $11.50 in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their target price on shares of Vale from $14.00 to $13.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $12.44.

Vale Company Profile

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.