Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for VMI FY2026 Earnings

Key Points

• Analysts at William Blair have raised their FY2026 earnings per share estimate for Valmont Industries to $20.53, up from $19.94, while maintaining an "Outperform" rating for the stock.
• Valmont Industries reported quarterly earnings of $4.88 per share, exceeding analysts' expectations by $0.10, with revenue of $1.05 billion, a 1.0% increase compared to the previous year.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.68, resulting in an annualized dividend of $2.72 and a yield of 0.76%, with a payout ratio of 15.83%.

Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair boosted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Valmont Industries in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 23rd. William Blair analyst B. Drab now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $20.53 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $19.94. William Blair has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Valmont Industries' current full-year earnings is $18.07 per share.

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. Valmont Industries had a net margin of 5.98% and a return on equity of 22.10%. The firm had revenue of $1.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.03 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.91 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on VMI. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Valmont Industries from $345.00 to $382.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Valmont Industries from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their price target on shares of Valmont Industries from $380.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday.

Valmont Industries Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE VMI opened at $357.17 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $7.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.26 and a beta of 1.12. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $328.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $318.63. Valmont Industries has a 12-month low of $250.07 and a 12-month high of $379.22. The company has a current ratio of 2.15, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Valmont Industries

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Valmont Industries during the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,166,000. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Valmont Industries in the 4th quarter valued at $335,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 58.6% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 55,006 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $16,869,000 after buying an additional 20,332 shares during the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new stake in Valmont Industries during the 4th quarter worth $1,505,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in Valmont Industries by 37.8% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,999 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,226,000 after acquiring an additional 1,098 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.84% of the company's stock.

Valmont Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 27th were issued a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 27th. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.76%. Valmont Industries's payout ratio is currently 15.83%.

About Valmont Industries

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.

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