Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI – Get Free Report) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 22.750-23.750 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 22.960. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.3 billion-$4.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.4 billion.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have recently issued reports on VMI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Valmont Industries from $600.00 to $620.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Wall Street Zen downgraded Valmont Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 10th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Valmont Industries from $645.00 to $678.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Zacks Research cut Valmont Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Valmont Industries from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $587.00.
Check Out Our Latest Analysis on VMI
Valmont Industries Trading Down 3.1%
Shares of VMI opened at $434.56 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.55, a current ratio of 2.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. Valmont Industries has a 12-month low of $378.02 and a 12-month high of $585.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.39 billion, a PE ratio of 16.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.34. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $472.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $496.43.
Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 20th. The industrial products company reported $6.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.70 by $0.54. The company had revenue of $1.10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.12 billion. Valmont Industries had a return on equity of 26.25% and a net margin of 12.05%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.98 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Valmont Industries will post 23.09 earnings per share for the current year.
Valmont Industries Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Friday, September 25th were given a $0.77 dividend. This represents a $3.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 25th. Valmont Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 11.99%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Valmont Industries
In related news, Director Theodor Freye sold 800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $495.00, for a total value of $396,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,805 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,388,475. This trade represents a 22.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.42% of the stock is owned by insiders.
About Valmont Industries
Valmont Industries, Inc is a global manufacturer of engineered products and services serving the infrastructure and agricultural markets. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, the company operates through businesses focused on infrastructure, coatings, and water management.
Its infrastructure products include utility and transmission structures, lighting and traffic poles, highway and transportation structures, and related support systems. Valmont also provides hot-dip galvanizing and other protective coatings designed to extend the service life of steel products used in industrial, infrastructure, and commercial applications.
In agriculture, the company manufactures mechanized irrigation equipment, including center-pivot and linear irrigation systems, as well as agricultural products and services intended to support water conservation and crop production.
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