Vale (NYSE:VALE) Raised to Hold at Zacks Research

Posted by on Sep 9th, 2026

Vale (NYSE:VALE – Get Free Report) was upgraded by investment analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Monday, Zacks reports.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on VALE. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vale from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Vale in a research note on Monday, June 15th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Vale in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and set a $18.00 price objective on shares of Vale in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Freedom Broker downgraded Vale from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Vale has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $16.33.

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Vale Price Performance

VALE opened at $15.55 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $70.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.74 and a beta of 0.49. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $14.69 and a 200 day moving average of $15.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 1.19. Vale has a fifty-two week low of $10.33 and a fifty-two week high of $17.94.

Vale (NYSE:VALE – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The basic materials company reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by ($0.10). The company had revenue of $10.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.47 billion. Vale had a return on equity of 19.87% and a net margin of 5.11%. On average, research analysts expect that Vale will post 1.9 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VALE. Todd Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Vale by 51.6% in the fourth quarter. Todd Asset Management LLC now owns 6,239,516 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $81,301,000 after purchasing an additional 2,124,412 shares during the last quarter. Leonteq Securities AG bought a new position in shares of Vale during the fourth quarter valued at about $6,038,000. Qtron Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Vale by 79.6% during the fourth quarter. Qtron Investments LLC now owns 149,116 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,943,000 after buying an additional 66,093 shares during the last quarter. Pinebridge Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vale in the fourth quarter worth about $4,642,000. Finally, Cibc World Market Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vale by 9.1% in the 4th quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 816,277 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $10,636,000 after acquiring an additional 67,987 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 21.85% of the company’s stock.

Vale Company Profile

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Vale SA is a Brazilian mining and logistics company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. Its principal business is the production of iron ore and iron ore pellets, which are supplied to steelmakers around the world. The company also produces nickel, copper, manganese, coal and other mineral products.

Vale operates mining, processing, transportation and logistics infrastructure, including railways, ports and maritime terminals. Its operations and projects span Brazil and other jurisdictions, including Canada and Indonesia, enabling the company to serve customers in international markets.

The company was established in 1942 as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and was privatized in 1997.

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