Vale (VALE) Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vale in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" VALE shares.
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9 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Vale's stock. Their VALE share price forecasts range from $13.20 to $20.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $17.02 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 23.2% from the stock's current price.
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Vale's stock was trading at $16.97 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VALE shares have decreased by 18.6% and is now trading at $13.82.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 26th 2023.
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Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 27th. The basic materials company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.33. The basic materials company earned $9.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.82 billion. Vale had a net margin of 27.29% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 28.86%.

Vale declared a semi-annual dividend on Friday, July 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $0.4056 per share on Monday, September 11th. This represents a dividend yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 14th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.35.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Vale (NYSE:VALE) stock in their portfolio include iShares Latin America 40 ETF (ILF), VanEck Steel ETF (SLX), SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF (GNR), iShares Global Materials ETF (MXI), SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets StrategicFactors ETF (QEMM), Pacer Emerging Markets Cash Cows 100 ETF (ECOW), Matthews Emerging Markets ex China Active ETF (MEMX) and ProShares S&P Global Core Battery Metals ETF (ION).

Vale (NYSE:VALE) pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.66%. VALE has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 27.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, VALE will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.86% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vale investors own include Bank of America (BAC), Micron Technology (MU), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Intel (INTC), General Electric (GE), Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR), Cisco Systems (CSCO), AT&T (T), Alibaba Group (BABA) and NVIDIA (NVDA).

Vale trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "VALE."

Vale's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Capital Research Global Investors (2.40%), Capital World Investors (1.82%), Capital International Investors (1.61%), BlackRock Inc. (1.49%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.40%) and Lazard Asset Management LLC (0.31%).

Shares of VALE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of VALE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.82.

Vale (NYSE:VALE) has a market capitalization of $61.96 billion and generates $43.84 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $18.79 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.41 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 64,516 workers across the globe.

Vale's mailing address is Praia de Botafogo186-offices 701-1901 Botafogo, RIO DE JANEIRO D5, 22250-145. The official website for the company is www.vale.com. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 552134855000, via email at vale.ri@vale.com, or via fax at 55-21-3814-8820.