Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.08 EPS

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) posted its earnings results on Tuesday. The industrial products company reported $4.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.24 by $0.08, Zacks reports. Valmont Industries had a net margin of 8.55% and a return on equity of 23.15%. Valmont Industries updated its FY 2025 guidance to 17.200-18.800 EPS.

Valmont Industries Stock Down 2.8 %

Shares of Valmont Industries stock opened at $270.06 on Tuesday. Valmont Industries has a 1-year low of $202.01 and a 1-year high of $379.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.55. The company has a market capitalization of $5.42 billion, a PE ratio of 15.72 and a beta of 1.07. The business has a 50-day moving average of $310.37 and a 200-day moving average of $319.51.

Valmont Industries Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 28th were given a dividend of $0.68 per share. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.01%. This is a boost from Valmont Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 28th. Valmont Industries’s payout ratio is 15.83%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on VMI. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Valmont Industries from $425.00 to $343.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com cut shares of Valmont Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 29th. DA Davidson lowered shares of Valmont Industries from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $380.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, William Blair downgraded shares of Valmont Industries from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st.

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.