Vale (VALE) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Vale (NYSE:VALE) is expected to be issuing its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, October 23rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.44 per share for the quarter. Parties may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, October 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM ET.

Vale (NYSE:VALE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The basic materials company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.16. Vale had a return on equity of 18.14% and a net margin of 14.23%.The company had revenue of $8.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.54 billion. On average, analysts expect Vale to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Vale Price Performance

Vale stock opened at $11.41 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $51.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.27 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.92. Vale has a 52 week low of $8.06 and a 52 week high of $11.46.

Vale Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th were issued a dividend of $0.3417 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 13th. This represents a dividend yield of 740.0%. Vale’s payout ratio is presently 59.35%.

Institutional Trading of Vale

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VALE. Two Sigma Securities LLC bought a new stake in Vale during the 2nd quarter valued at $537,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its stake in shares of Vale by 52.4% during the second quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 89,257 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $867,000 after acquiring an additional 30,683 shares during the last quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP increased its holdings in Vale by 56.0% during the 2nd quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 84,134 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $817,000 after purchasing an additional 30,188 shares during the period. Evergreen Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Vale during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $222,000. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC raised its position in Vale by 34.0% during the 2nd quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 79,461 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $772,000 after purchasing an additional 20,148 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 21.85% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Vale in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Vale from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Morgan Stanley set a $11.50 price objective on shares of Vale in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research upgraded Vale from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on Vale from $13.70 to $13.80 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Vale has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $12.13.

Vale Company Profile

Vale SA, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells iron ore and iron ore pellets for use as raw materials in steelmaking in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through Iron Solutions and Energy Transition Materials segments. The Iron Solutions segment produces and extracts iron ore and pellets, manganese, and other ferrous products; and provides related logistic services.