Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook for VMI FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its FY2025 earnings per share estimate for Valmont Industries from $17.96 to $18.49, reflecting improved expectations for the industrial products company.
• Valmont Industries recently reported a quarterly earnings of $4.88 EPS, surpassing analysts' estimates by $0.10, and noted a 1% increase in revenue compared to the previous year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.68 per share, with an annualized dividend yield of 0.7%, to be paid on October 15th to stockholders of record.

Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI - Free Report) - Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Valmont Industries in a report issued on Monday, August 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $18.49 for the year, up from their prior estimate 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.

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

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on VMI. Wall Street Zen cut Valmont Industries from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, August 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Valmont Industries from $345.00 to $382.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. DA Davidson upped their price objective on Valmont Industries from $380.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, William Blair upgraded Valmont Industries from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd.

Valmont Industries Trading Up 0.1%

VMI traded up $0.49 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $368.50. The company's stock had a trading volume of 139,418 shares, compared to its average volume of 168,605. Valmont Industries has a fifty-two week low of $250.07 and a fifty-two week high of $379.22. The stock has a market cap of $7.27 billion, a PE ratio of 34.31 and a beta of 1.12. The business's 50-day moving average is $338.57 and its 200-day moving average is $321.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 2.15 and a quick ratio of 1.44.

Valmont Industries Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Valmont Industries news, CAO Timothy P. Francis sold 2,867 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $358.52, for a total transaction of $1,027,876.84. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 9,746 shares in the company, valued at $3,494,135.92. This represents a 22.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Valmont Industries during the first quarter worth $27,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 87.7% during the first quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 107 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 93.9% during the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 128 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Valmont Industries during the second quarter worth $46,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Valmont Industries during the second quarter worth $47,000. 87.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.