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. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 26th will be given a dividend of $0.2881 per share on Friday, May 5th. This represents a dividend yield of 5.8%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 24th. This is an increase from VALE S.A.'s previous semiannual dividend of $0.19. View VALE S.A.'s Dividend History.

VALE S.A. (NYSE:VALE) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 27th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $8.52 billion for the quarter. VALE S.A. had a net margin of 14.60% and a return on equity of 16.32%. View VALE S.A.'s Earnings History.

15 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for VALE S.A.'s stock. Their predictions range from $6.20 to $14.20. On average, they expect VALE S.A.'s stock price to reach $9.22 in the next year. 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 in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 91,620,675 shares, an increase of 1.6% from the May 31st total of 93,092,392 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 24,447,948 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.7 days.

Some companies that are related to VALE S.A. include Dow Chemical Company (The) (DOW), E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DD), BHP Billiton plc (BLT), Rio Tinto plc (RIO), BHP Billiton Limited (BHP), Rio Tinto PLC (RIO), Monsanto Company (MON), Glencore PLC (GLNCY), Air Liquide SA (AIQUY), Syngenta AG (SYT), Shin-Etsu Chemical (SHECY), Ecolab (ECL), Praxair (PX), Linde AG (LNEGY), LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB), Air Products and Chemicals (APD), BHP Billiton PLC (BBL) and PPG Industries (PPG).

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 many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Capital Growth Management LP (0.39%), Amerigo Asset Management (0.16%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.14%), LMR Partners LLP (0.10%), Horseman Capital Management Ltd (0.10%) and Wellington Management Group LLP (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 Wellington Management Group LLP, Van ECK Associates Corp, American Century Companies Inc., Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, HighTower Advisors LLC, Sei Investments Co., Impala Asset Management LLC and Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for VALE S.A..

VALE S.A.'s stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Amerigo Asset Management, Acadian Asset Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Horseman Capital Management Ltd, Capital Growth Management LP, State of Wisconsin Investment Board, Nationwide Fund Advisors and Victory Capital Management Inc.. 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 $8.34.