Vale S.A. Company Profile (NYSE:VALE)

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

Vale S.A. announced a semiannual dividend on Monday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 26th will be given a dividend of $0.2881 per share on Friday, May 5th. This represents a yield of 5.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 24th. This is a positive change from Vale S.A.'s previous semiannual dividend of $0.19. View Vale S.A.'s Dividend History.

Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) released its earnings results on Thursday, July, 27th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $7.24 billion for the quarter. Vale S.A. had a net margin of 11.01% and a return on equity of 16.74%. View Vale S.A.'s Earnings History.

Vale S.A. is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October, 26th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Vale S.A..

16 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for Vale S.A.'s shares. Their predictions range from $7.00 to $14.20. On average, they anticipate Vale S.A.'s stock price to reach $9.40 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Vale S.A..

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Vale S.A. stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Over the last three months, Vale’s shares underperformed the Zacks categorized steel industry return. Over the last 30 days, Zacks Consensus Estimate for the stock has moved south for both 2017 and 2018. The company reported weaker-than-expected first-quarter 2017 earnings. Anticipated decline in Chinese steel demand is expected to affect near-term iron-ore prices and hence hurt Vale’s profitability in the upcoming quarters. Moreover, stiff rivalry in the mining industry, sudden outbreak of any natural disaster or unfavorable government policies might hurt results in the quarters ahead. " (5/29/2017)
• 2. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "Vale reported solid iron ore production results yesterday, with 2016 production of 348.8mt slightly exceeding prior guidance. Copper (ex. Lubambe) and nickel production for the year were slightly below guidance. Vale expects to increase its production of iron ore to 360-380Mt, copper to 470kt, and nickel to 317kt in 2017. Further commodity price strength and higher volumes should lead to strong FCF growth for Vale." (2/17/2017)

Vale S.A. saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 83,506,500 shares, an increase of 4.3% from the July 14th total of 87,293,363 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 30,304,906 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.8 days.

Some companies that are related to Vale S.A. include BHP Billiton PLC (BBL), Basf Se (BASFY), Rio Tinto PLC (RIO), Enbridge (ENB), Dow Chemical Company (The) (DOW), BHP Billiton plc (BLT), E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DD), Suncor Energy (SU), Glencore PLC (GLNCY), Rio Tinto plc (RIO), TransCanada (TRP), Monsanto Company (MON), Air Liquide SA (AIQUY), Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ), Syngenta AG (SYT), Ecolab (ECL), Praxair (PX) and Shin-Etsu Chemical (SHECY).

Vale S.A.'s management team includes the folowing people:

• Gueitiro Matsuo Genso, Chairman of the Board
• Murilo Pinto de Oliveira Ferreira, Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Executive Board
• Fernando Jorge Buso Gomes, Vice Chairman of the Board
• Luciano Siani Pires, Chief Financial Officer, Director of Investor Relations
• Rogerio Nogueira, Investors Relations and Controller Director
• Roger Allan Downey, Executive Officer - Fertilizers, Coal and Strategy
• Jennifer Anne Maki, Executive Officer Base Metals
• Humberto Ramos de Freitas, Logistics and Mineral Research Officer, Member of the Executive Board
• Clovis Torres Jr., Executive Officer
• Dioni Brasil, Accounting Manager

Vale S.A.'s stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Silchester International Investors LLP (1.32%), Capital Growth Management LP (0.37%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.21%), Balyasny Asset Management LLC (0.09%), Trilogy Global Advisors LP (0.07%) and Horseman Capital Management Ltd (0.06%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Vale S.A..

Vale S.A.'s stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including GLG Partners LP, Silchester International Investors LLP, Horseman Capital Management Ltd, Numeric Investors LLC, FIL Ltd, Exane Derivatives, American Century Companies Inc. and Bridgewater Associates LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vale S.A..

Vale S.A.'s stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Trilogy Global Advisors LP, Key Group Holdings Cayman LTD., NINE MASTS CAPITAL Ltd, Employees Retirement System of Texas, State of Wisconsin Investment Board and Cetera Investment Advisers. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vale S.A..

Shares of Vale S.A. can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Vale S.A. stock can currently be purchased for approximately $10.00.