Vale (VALE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vale S.A. is a Brazil-based global mining company and one of the world’s major producers of iron ore and iron ore pellets, which are used primarily in steelmaking. The company also produces nickel, copper, manganese, coal and other mineral products, serving customers in the steel, energy and technology industries.

Founded in 1942 as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, the company was privatized in 1997 and adopted the Vale name in 2007. Its operations are concentrated in Brazil, particularly in the states of Pará and Minas Gerais, while its base-metals business has mining and processing activities in countries including Canada and Indonesia.

Vale also operates an integrated logistics system that includes railways, ports and maritime transportation infrastructure used to move its products from mining regions to domestic and international markets. The company is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol VALE.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.57 to $13.87
• 50-Day Range: $13.30 to $15.75
• 52-Week Range: $10.71 to $17.94
• Volume: 45.07 million shs
• Average Volume: 34.70 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $61.88 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.82
• Dividend Yield: 3.23%
• Price Target: $15.96
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Vale Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vale scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 88th out of 230 stocks in the materials 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: Hold

Consensus Rating

Vale has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.19, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Vale has a consensus price target of $15.96, representing about 17.1% upside from its current price of $13.63.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vale has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.44%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vale are expected to grow by 13.44% in the coming year, from $1.86 to $2.11 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vale is 27.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vale is 27.82, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.46.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vale has a P/B Ratio of 1.80. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.02% of the float of Vale has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vale has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.43, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vale has recently increased by 5.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Vale pays a meaningful dividend of 3.15%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Vale does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Vale is 89.80%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Vale will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.85% next year. This indicates that Vale will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.49

News Sentiment

Vale has a news sentiment score of 0.49. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Vale this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 22 people have searched for VALE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -4% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

15 people have added Vale to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 275% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vale insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $133.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

21.85% of the stock of Vale is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2026
• Today: 10/08/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Steel
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VALE
• CIK: 917851
• Web: www.vale.com
• Phone: 552134855000
• Fax: 55-21-3814-8820
• Employees: 65,805
• Year Founded: 1942

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Vale: $15.96
• High Price Target: $22.00
• Low Price Target: $12.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.19
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.49
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.33
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.35 billion
• Net Margins: 5.11%
• Pretax Margin: 11.48%
• Return on Equity: 19.87%
• Return on Assets: 8.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.45
• Current Ratio: 1.19
• Quick Ratio: 0.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $38.40 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.61
• Cash Flow: $2.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.86
• Book Value: $7.57 per share
• Price / Book: 1.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 4,539,010,000
• Free Float: 4,539,007,000
• Market Cap: $61.88 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.42