NYSE:VALE Vale (VALE) Stock Forecast, Price & News $14.09 -0.07 (-0.49%) (As of 05/18/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$13.88▼$14.1150-Day Range$13.36▼$16.4752-Week Range$11.72▼$19.31Volume17.27 million shsAverage Volume22.91 million shsMarket Capitalization$63.17 billionP/E Ratio3.99Dividend Yield4.90%Price Target$17.50 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Vale MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingHold2.42 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside24.2% Upside$17.50 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy1.05% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.70Based on 4 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth-11.24%From $2.67 to $2.37 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.01 out of 5 starsBasic Materials Sector119th out of 162 stocksMetal Mining Industry10th out of 15 stocks 2.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingVale has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $17.50, Vale has a forecasted upside of 24.2% from its current price of $14.09.Amount of Analyst CoverageVale has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted1.05% of the float of Vale has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVale has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Vale has recently increased by 13.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipVale is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.07%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthVale has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Vale is 19.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Vale will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.11% next year. This indicates that Vale will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for VALE. Previous Next 2.6 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentVale has a news sentiment score of 0.70. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.35 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Vale this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 51 people have searched for VALE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -16% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 17 people have added Vale to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -37% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Vale insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 20.58% of the stock of Vale is held by institutions. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Vale are expected to decrease by -11.24% in the coming year, from $2.67 to $2.37 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Vale is 3.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 122.97.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Vale is 3.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 95.14.Price to Book Value per Share RatioVale has a P/B Ratio of 1.63. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Vale (NYSE:VALE) StockVale SA engages in the production and exportation of iron ore, pellets, manganese, and iron alloys. It operates through the following segments: Ferrous Minerals, Base Metals, and Coal. The Ferrous Minerals segment includes the production and extraction of iron ore, iron ore pellets, manganese, other ferrous products, and logistic services. The Base Metals segment involves the production and extraction of nickel and its by-products. The Coal segment consists of the production and extraction of metallurgical and thermal coal and its logistic services. The company was founded on June 1, 1942 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Read More Receive VALE Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Vale and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address VALE Stock News HeadlinesMay 18, 2023 | reuters.comBrazil's Vale gets offers for stake in base metals unit -local mediaMay 13, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comVale (NYSE:VALE) versus American Lithium (NASDAQ:AMLI) Critical ContrastMay 18, 2023 | Behind the Markets (Ad)Why did Biden repeal Trump's Executive Order?!" Why did Biden repeal Trump's Executive Order?! Within 10 days of taking office, President Trump signed "Executive Order 13771" in an effort to win the battle for what 60 minutes said could be "the most consequential discovery in biomedicine this century." So why did Biden repeal this? Click here to learn more >>> "May 11, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comVale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from BrokeragesMay 6, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comStockNews.com Initiates Coverage on Vale (NYSE:VALE)May 3, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comFY2023 EPS Estimates for Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) Cut by AnalystApril 28, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comMorgan Stanley Trims Vale (NYSE:VALE) Target Price to $18.00April 28, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comVale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) to Post Q2 2023 Earnings of $0.64 Per Share, Jefferies Financial Group ForecastsMay 18, 2023 | Legacy Research (Affiliate) (Ad)The One Ticker Retirement Plan Over the Shoulder Demo Now AvailableMarket Wizard Larry Benedict crushed the market in 2022. But he hasn’t done it with a “traditional” method… For a limited time, he’s sharing a free over-the-shoulder “demo” of his strategy in action.April 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVale Taps Ex-Anglo CEO Cutifani to Chair Battery Metal BoardApril 27, 2023 | seekingalpha.comVale Is A Dividend King In The MakingApril 27, 2023 | seekingalpha.comVale S.A. 2023 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationApril 25, 2023 | seekingalpha.comVale: The Correction Before The SurgeApril 25, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comFY2024 Earnings Estimate for Vale S.A. Issued By Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:VALE)April 24, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comStockNews.com Downgrades Vale (NYSE:VALE) to BuyApril 21, 2023 | seekingalpha.comVale Base Metals Business Stake Sale Could Result In Outsized Move At EarningsApril 21, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comJefferies Financial Group Equities Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE)April 19, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comVale (NYSE:VALE) Downgraded by Citigroup to "Neutral"April 18, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comNew Buy Rating for Vale SA (VALE), the Basic Materials GiantApril 18, 2023 | marketwatch.comVale Ships First International Batch of CO2 Emission-Reducing Iron-Ore BriquettesApril 17, 2023 | bbc.co.ukDarrell Clarke: Port Vale sack manager after winless seven-game runApril 16, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comFreeport, Vale, Anglo Are Said to Eye Teck Metals OperationsApril 15, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comVale (NYSE:VALE) Upgraded to "Strong-Buy" at StockNews.comApril 14, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comVale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) Receives $17.85 Average Price Target from AnalystsApril 6, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comVale (NYSE:VALE) Earns Strong-Buy Rating from Analysts at StockNews.comMarch 29, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUPDATE 1-Brazilian miner Vale to pay $56 mln over US regulator dam safety chargesMarch 25, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comVale (NYSE:VALE) Now Covered by StockNews.comSee More Headlines View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive VALE Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Vale and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address VALE Company Calendar Last Earnings10/28/2021Ex-Dividend for 3/29 Dividend3/14/2023Dividend Payable3/29/2023Today5/18/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)7/27/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Metal mining Sub-IndustryN/A SectorBasic Materials Current SymbolNYSE:VALE CUSIPN/A CIK917851 Webwww.vale.com Phone552134855000Fax55-21-3814-8820Employees64,516Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$17.50 High Stock Price Forecast$24.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$15.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+24.2%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.42 Research Coverage12 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.53 Trailing P/E Ratio3.99 Forward P/E Ratio5.28 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$18.79 billion Net Margins38.99% Pretax Margin37.40% Return on Equity38.16% Return on Assets16.63% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.39 Current Ratio1.12 Quick Ratio0.73 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$43.84 billion Price / Sales1.44 Cash Flow$4.57 per share Price / Cash Flow3.08 Book Value$8.67 per share Price / Book1.63Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares4,483,080,000Free Float4,483,079,000Market Cap$63.17 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.87 Social Links Key ExecutivesEduardo De Salles BartolomeoChief Executive OfficerGustavo PimentaChief Financial Officer & Investor RelationsVânia Maria Lima NevesChief Technology OfficerDenis CuencaChief Compliance OfficerLuciano Siani PiresExecutive Vice President-Strategy & BusinessKey CompetitorsSouthern CopperNYSE:SCCOFreeport-McMoRanNYSE:FCXRio Tinto GroupNYSE:RIOBHP GroupNYSE:BHPAir Products and ChemicalsNYSE:APDView All CompetitorsInstitutional OwnershipJPMorgan Chase & Co.Sold 450,000 shares on 5/18/2023Ownership: 0.000%New York State Common Retirement FundSold 11,638 shares on 5/18/2023Ownership: 0.000%Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.Sold 5,324 shares on 5/17/2023Ownership: 0.001%Advisory Services Network LLCSold 2,622 shares on 5/17/2023Ownership: 0.000%Sunbelt Securities Inc.Bought 1,750 shares on 5/17/2023Ownership: 0.000%View All Institutional Transactions VALE Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Vale stock right now? 12 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vale in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" VALE shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in VALE, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View VALE analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Vale's stock price forecast for 2023? 12 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Vale's shares. Their VALE share price forecasts range from $15.00 to $24.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $17.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for VALE or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have VALE shares performed in 2023? Vale's stock was trading at $16.97 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VALE stock has decreased by 17.9% and is now trading at $13.93. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Vale? Vale saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 46,760,000 shares, an increase of 13.4% from the April 15th total of 41,240,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 23,580,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company's shares are short sold. View Vale's Short Interest. When is Vale's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 27th 2023. View our VALE earnings forecast. How were Vale's earnings last quarter? Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 28th. The basic materials company reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.36. The basic materials company earned $12.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.08 billion. Vale had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 38.16% and a net margin of 38.99%. How often does Vale pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vale? Vale declared a semi-annual dividend on Thursday, February 16th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.3542 per share on Wednesday, March 29th. This represents a yield of 6.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 14th. This is a boost from the stock's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.05. Read our dividend analysis for VALE. What ETFs hold Vale's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Vale (NYSE:VALE) stock in their portfolio include iShares Latin America 40 ETF (ILF), VanEck Steel ETF (SLX), First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF (FTRI), ProShares S&P Global Core Battery Metals ETF (ION), iShares Global Materials ETF (MXI), SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF (GNR), SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets StrategicFactors ETF (QEMM) and Matthews Emerging Markets ex China Active ETF (MEMX). Is Vale a good dividend stock? Vale (NYSE:VALE) pays an annual dividend of $0.69 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.07%. VALE has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 19.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, VALE will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.11% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for VALE. What other stocks do shareholders of Vale own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vale investors own include Bank of America (BAC), Micron Technology (MU), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Intel (INTC), General Electric (GE), Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR), Cisco Systems (CSCO), AT&T (T), Alibaba Group (BABA) and NVIDIA (NVDA). What is Vale's stock symbol? Vale trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "VALE." Who are Vale's major shareholders? Vale's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (1.61%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.70%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.51%), GQG Partners LLC (0.50%), FMR LLC (0.43%) and Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.40%). How do I buy shares of Vale? Shares of VALE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Vale's stock price today? One share of VALE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.93. How much money does Vale make? Vale (NYSE:VALE) has a market capitalization of $62.45 billion and generates $43.84 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $18.79 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.53 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Vale have? The company employs 64,516 workers across the globe. How can I contact Vale? Vale's mailing address is Praia de Botafogo186-offices 701-1901 Botafogo, RIO DE JANEIRO D5, 22250-145. The official website for the company is www.vale.com. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 552134855000, via email at vale.ri@vale.com, or via fax at 55-21-3814-8820. This page (NYSE:VALE) was last updated on 5/18/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Vale S.A. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. 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