Vale S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells iron ore and iron ore pallets for use as raw materials in steelmaking in Brazil and internationally. It operates through Ferrous Minerals, Coal, and Base Metals segments. The Ferrous Minerals segment produces and extracts iron ore and pellets, manganese, ferroalloys, and others ferrous products and services, as well as engages in the provision of related railroad, port, and terminal logistics services. The Coal segment is involved in the extraction of metallurgical and thermal coal; and provision of related logistic services. The Base Metals segment produces and extracts non-ferrous minerals, including nickel, as well as its by-products, such as ferro-nickel, cobalt, gold, silver, copper, precious metals, and others. The company was formerly known as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and changed its name to Vale S.A. in May 2009. Vale S.A. was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Stock Exchange NYSE
Industry Metal mining
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorBasic Materials
Current SymbolNYSE:VALE
Previous Symbol
CUSIPN/A
Phone55-21-3485-5000
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.37
Current Ratio1.65
Quick Ratio1.21
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio11.11
Forward P/E Ratio10.56
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$33.97 billion
Price / Sales2.30
Cash Flow$2.1127 per share
Price / Cash7.10
Book Value$7.98 per share
Price / Book1.88
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.35
Net Income$5.51 billion
Net Margins10.70%
Return on Equity17.87%
Return on Assets8.52%
Miscellaneous
Employees73,596
Outstanding Shares5,217,650,000
Market Cap$76.18 billion
OptionableOptionable
Vale (NYSE:VALE) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Vale's stock symbol?
Vale trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "VALE."
How often does Vale pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vale?
Vale declared a special dividend on Friday, July 27th. Investors of record on Monday, August 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.0462 per share on Thursday, September 27th. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 3rd. View Vale's Dividend History.
How were Vale's earnings last quarter?
Vale SA (NYSE:VALE) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 24th. The basic materials company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.04. The basic materials company had revenue of $9.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.97 billion. Vale had a return on equity of 17.87% and a net margin of 10.70%. View Vale's Earnings History.
When is Vale's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for VALE?
14 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Vale's shares. Their forecasts range from $11.00 to $17.00. On average, they anticipate Vale's share price to reach $14.9545 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.2%. View Analyst Price Targets for Vale.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Vale?
14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vale in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Vale.
Has Vale been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about VALE stock has trended neutral on Friday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Vale earned a daily sentiment score of 0.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.
Are investors shorting Vale?
Vale saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 65,917,436 shares, an increase of 32.4% from the October 15th total of 49,777,430 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 28,495,201 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.3 days. View Vale's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Vale's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Vale include BHP Billiton (BHP), Rio Tinto (RIO), Southern Copper (SCCO), GMK Noril'skiy nikel' PAO (GDR) (NILSY), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), SOUTH32 Ltd/S (SOUHY), FORTESCUE METAL/S (FSUGY), First Quantum Minerals (FQVLF), Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ), Compania de Minas Buenaventura SAA (BVN), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Lundin Mining (LUNMF), VEDA RESO/PAR VTG FPD 0.1 (VDNRF), Nexa Resources (NEXA) and Centamin (CELTF).
Who are Vale's key executives?
Vale's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Fabio Schvartsman, Pres & CEO (Age 64)
- Mr. Luciano Siani Pires, Exec. Director of Fin. & Investor Relations (Age 48)
- Murilo Muller, Controllership Director & Chief Accountant
- Sonia Zagury, Corp. Fin. Director
- Mr. Alexandre S. D'Ambrosio, Gen. Counsel
Who are Vale's major shareholders?
Vale's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Capital Research Global Investors (3.20%), BlackRock Inc. (1.45%), Capital International Investors (1.41%), Capital World Investors (1.36%), Standard Life Aberdeen plc (1.17%) and Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.65%).
Which institutional investors are selling Vale stock?
VALE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital Research Global Investors, BlackRock Inc., Standard Life Aberdeen plc, Silchester International Investors LLP, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, FMR LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC and SPX Equities Gestao de Recursos Ltda.
Which institutional investors are buying Vale stock?
VALE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital World Investors, Fisher Asset Management LLC, FIL Ltd, OppenheimerFunds Inc., American Century Companies Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, Point72 Asset Management L.P. and Man Group plc.
How do I buy shares of Vale?
Shares of VALE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Vale's stock price today?
One share of VALE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.98.
How big of a company is Vale?
Vale has a market capitalization of $76.18 billion and generates $33.97 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $5.51 billion in net income (profit) each year or $1.35 on an earnings per share basis. Vale employs 73,596 workers across the globe.
What is Vale's official website?
How can I contact Vale?
Vale's mailing address is Praia de Botafogo 186-offices 701-1901 Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro D5, 22250-145. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 55-21-3485-5000 or via email at [email protected]
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