Valmont Industries (VMI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Valmont Industries, Inc. is a global manufacturer of engineered products and services serving the infrastructure and agricultural markets. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, the company operates through businesses focused on infrastructure, coatings, and water management.

Its infrastructure products include utility and transmission structures, lighting and traffic poles, highway and transportation structures, and related support systems. Valmont also provides hot-dip galvanizing and other protective coatings designed to extend the service life of steel products used in industrial, infrastructure, and commercial applications.

In agriculture, the company manufactures mechanized irrigation equipment, including center-pivot and linear irrigation systems, as well as agricultural products and services intended to support water conservation and crop production. Valmont serves customers in North America and international markets through manufacturing, sales, and service operations around the world.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $432.20 to $440.70
• 50-Day Range: $421.62 to $488.17
• 52-Week Range: $378.02 to $585.71
• Volume: 267,318 shs
• Average Volume: 198,572 shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.26
• Dividend Yield: 0.70%
• Price Target: $587.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Valmont Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Valmont Industries scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 168th out of 656 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Valmont Industries has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Valmont Industries has a consensus price target of $587.00, representing about 34.0% upside from its current price of $438.12.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Valmont Industries has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.20%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Valmont Industries are expected to grow by 12.20% in the coming year, from $23.27 to $26.11 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Valmont Industries is 16.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Valmont Industries is 16.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 33.64.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Valmont Industries has a PEG Ratio of 0.98. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Valmont Industries has a P/B Ratio of 4.77. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.28% of the float of Valmont Industries has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Valmont Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.38, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Valmont Industries has recently increased by 3.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Valmont Industries has a dividend yield of 0.71%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Valmont Industries has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Valmont Industries is 11.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Valmont Industries will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.80% next year. This indicates that Valmont Industries will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.83

News Sentiment

Valmont Industries has a news sentiment score of 0.83. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Valmont Industries this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Valmont Industries insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.42% of the stock of Valmont Industries is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.84% of the stock of Valmont Industries is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/20/2026
• Today: 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VMI
• CIK: 102729
• Web: www.valmont.com
• Phone: (402) 963-1000
• Fax: 402-963-1198
• Employees: 10,791
• Year Founded: 1946

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Valmont Industries: $587.00
• High Price Target: $678.00
• Low Price Target: $450.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +34.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $26.94
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.26
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.78
• P/E Growth: 0.98
• Net Income: $334.78 million
• Net Margins: 12.05%
• Pretax Margin: 13.52%
• Return on Equity: 26.25%
• Return on Assets: 12.92%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.43
• Current Ratio: 2.41
• Quick Ratio: 1.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.04
• Cash Flow: $24.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.25
• Book Value: $91.93 per share
• Price / Book: 4.77

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 19,140,000
• Free Float: 18,868,000
• Market Cap: $8.39 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.34