What is DA Davidson’s Forecast for VMI Q1 Earnings?

Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Valmont Industries in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 20th. DA Davidson analyst B. Thielman anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $4.33 for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $380.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Valmont Industries’ current full-year earnings is $18.14 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Valmont Industries’ FY2025 earnings at $18.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $20.49 EPS.

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The industrial products company reported $3.84 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.63 by $0.21. Valmont Industries had a return on equity of 23.15% and a net margin of 8.55%. The company had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.01 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.18 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Valmont Industries from $387.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com cut Valmont Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday.

Valmont Industries Trading Down 3.8 %

NYSE:VMI opened at $349.17 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.32 and a beta of 1.05. Valmont Industries has a 1-year low of $202.01 and a 1-year high of $379.22. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $324.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $312.21. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMI. Foundry Partners LLC acquired a new position in Valmont Industries during the third quarter worth $4,158,000. Covea Finance raised its holdings in shares of Valmont Industries by 29.9% in the 4th quarter. Covea Finance now owns 15,200 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,661,000 after purchasing an additional 3,500 shares during the period. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Valmont Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at about $466,000. De Lisle Partners LLP grew its holdings in Valmont Industries by 44.6% during the third quarter. De Lisle Partners LLP now owns 18,800 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,454,000 after purchasing an additional 5,800 shares during the period. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. increased its position in Valmont Industries by 12.9% during the third quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 208,645 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $60,497,000 after buying an additional 23,765 shares during the last quarter. 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 sale, the director now directly owns 131,730 shares in the company, valued at $45,963,231.60. This trade represents a 13.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Valmont Industries Increases Dividend

The company 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. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.78%. This is a positive change from Valmont Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 28th. Valmont Industries’s payout ratio is 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.