Vale (VALE) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Vale (NYSE:VALE) will likely be releasing 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 announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The basic materials company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $8.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.39 billion. Vale had a net margin of 15.54% and a return on equity of 17.65%. 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

NYSE:VALE opened at $9.79 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $9.45. The company has a market cap of $44.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.31 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. Vale has a 52 week low of $8.06 and a 52 week high of $12.05.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vale

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 3,704 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 11,964 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in Vale in the first quarter valued at $171,000. Finally, Strs Ohio acquired a new position in Vale in the first quarter valued at $117,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.85% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Bank of America upgraded shares of Vale from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $11.00 to $11.50 in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Vale from $10.50 to $9.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Wall Street Zen assumed coverage on shares of Vale in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. CICC Research assumed coverage on shares of Vale in a research note on Monday, May 12th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $11.30 price target for the company. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated 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. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vale presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.79.

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.