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) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Valmont Industries in a research note issued on Monday, August 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $18.49 for the year, up from their previous 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.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Valmont Industries from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. DA Davidson increased their target price on shares of Valmont Industries from $380.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. William Blair raised shares of Valmont Industries from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Valmont Industries from $345.00 to $382.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st.

Valmont Industries Trading Up 0.1%

NYSE:VMI traded up $0.49 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 12-month low of $250.07 and a 12-month high of $379.22. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $338.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $321.96. The firm has a market cap of $7.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.31 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a quick ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 2.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The industrial products company reported $4.88 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $1.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.03 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $4.91 earnings per share. Valmont Industries's quarterly revenue was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Valmont Industries

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in Valmont Industries by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 46,566 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $13,289,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Valmont Industries by 82.3% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 226 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $64,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Valmont Industries by 18.0% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,579 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $736,000 after acquiring an additional 393 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of Valmont Industries by 16.1% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,490 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $425,000 after purchasing an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aquatic Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Valmont Industries by 16.2% in the 4th quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC now owns 6,602 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,025,000 after purchasing an additional 922 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.84% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Valmont Industries

In related news, CAO Timothy P. Francis sold 2,867 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 of the company's stock, valued at $3,494,135.92. This represents a 22.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.50% of the company's stock.

Valmont Industries Announces Dividend

The firm 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Valmont Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.