Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for VMI FY2025 Earnings

Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Valmont Industries in a report issued on Monday, August 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will earn $18.49 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $17.96. The consensus estimate for Valmont Industries’ current full-year earnings is $18.07 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Valmont Industries’ Q4 2026 earnings at $3.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.82 EPS.

VMI has been the subject of several other reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Valmont Industries from $345.00 to $382.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of Valmont Industries from $380.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. William Blair raised Valmont Industries from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Valmont Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday.

Valmont Industries Price Performance

NYSE VMI opened at $367.40 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 2.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.21 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $336.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $321.57. Valmont Industries has a 52 week low of $250.07 and a 52 week high of $379.22.

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The industrial products company reported $4.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.78 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $1.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.03 billion. Valmont Industries had a return on equity of 22.10% and a net margin of 5.98%. Valmont Industries’s revenue was up 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $4.91 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Valmont Industries

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Valmont Industries by 37.8% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,999 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,226,000 after acquiring an additional 1,098 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Valmont Industries by 44.3% in the 4th quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,206 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $370,000 after purchasing an additional 370 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in Valmont Industries by 24.6% in the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 40,748 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $12,496,000 after purchasing an additional 8,047 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its holdings in Valmont Industries by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 8,577 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,630,000 after buying an additional 481 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd raised its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 175.7% during the fourth quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 193 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.84% of the company’s stock.

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 shares were sold at an average price of $358.52, for a total transaction of $1,027,876.84. Following the sale, 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Valmont Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 26th will be paid a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 26th. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Valmont Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 25.33%.

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.