William Blair Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for VMI

Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI - Free Report) - William Blair boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Valmont Industries in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. William Blair analyst B. Drab now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $4.46 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $4.20. The consensus estimate for Valmont Industries' current full-year earnings is $18.14 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Valmont Industries' Q2 2025 earnings at $4.71 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $4.40 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.51 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $18.08 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $20.10 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on VMI. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Valmont Industries from $387.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. DA Davidson lowered shares of Valmont Industries from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $380.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Valmont Industries from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday.

Valmont Industries Trading Down 3.8 %

VMI traded down $13.74 on Thursday, reaching $349.17. 113,467 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 122,464. Valmont Industries has a one year low of $202.01 and a one year high of $379.22. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $324.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $312.21. The company has a market cap of $7.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.32 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.55, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The industrial products company reported $3.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 quarter last year, the business earned $3.18 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 12.5% in the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 279 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $81,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,950 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,211,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,325 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $674,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank grew its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 16.5% in the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 247 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $72,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in Valmont Industries by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,538 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $472,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.84% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Mogens C. Bay sold 20,000 shares of Valmont Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $348.92, for a total value of $6,978,400.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 131,730 shares of the company's stock, valued at $45,963,231.60. The trade was a 13.18 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Valmont Industries Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.78%. This is a positive change from Valmont Industries's previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. Valmont Industries's payout ratio is currently 15.83%.

About Valmont Industries

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.