Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Valmont Industries in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $3.89 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.85. The consensus estimate for Valmont Industries' current full-year earnings is $18.07 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Valmont Industries' Q1 2026 earnings at $5.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.67 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.22 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.86 EPS.
Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The industrial products company reported $3.84 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.63 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. Valmont Industries had a net margin of 8.55% and a return on equity of 23.15%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.18 EPS.
A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. DA Davidson lowered Valmont Industries from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $380.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. William Blair cut Valmont Industries from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. StockNews.com lowered Valmont Industries from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 29th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Valmont Industries from $387.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th.
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Valmont Industries Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE:VMI traded down $18.02 on Monday, hitting $278.52. 188,020 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 147,114. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.21 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. Valmont Industries has a 1-year low of $202.01 and a 1-year high of $379.22. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $325.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $320.21.
Valmont Industries Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be issued a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. This is a boost from Valmont Industries's previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. Valmont Industries's payout ratio is 15.83%.
Institutional Trading of Valmont Industries
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VMI. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Valmont Industries by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,990,839 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $610,531,000 after purchasing an additional 6,967 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Valmont Industries by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 640,876 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $186,204,000 after purchasing an additional 6,913 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in Valmont Industries by 23.3% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 502,192 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $154,007,000 after buying an additional 94,884 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Valmont Industries by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 425,178 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $130,389,000 after buying an additional 9,201 shares during the period. Finally, Earnest Partners LLC increased its holdings in Valmont Industries by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 397,523 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $121,908,000 after buying an additional 16,302 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.84% of the company's stock.
About Valmont Industries
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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.
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