Q1 EPS Forecast for Valmont Industries Increased by Analyst

Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Valmont Industries in a report issued on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $3.89 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.85. The consensus estimate for Valmont Industries’ current full-year earnings is $18.07 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Valmont Industries’ Q1 2026 earnings at $5.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.67 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.22 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.86 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Valmont Industries from $387.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. William Blair cut Valmont Industries from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, March 21st. StockNews.com cut Valmont Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, DA Davidson downgraded shares of Valmont Industries from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $380.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, February 19th.

Valmont Industries Trading Down 3.1 %

VMI opened at $289.99 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $329.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $320.48. The firm has a market cap of $5.82 billion, a PE ratio of 16.88 and a beta of 0.98. Valmont Industries has a twelve month low of $202.01 and a twelve month high of $379.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a current ratio of 2.07.

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

Valmont Industries Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be paid a $0.68 dividend. This is a boost from Valmont Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.94%. Valmont Industries’s payout ratio is presently 15.83%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Valmont Industries

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. 111 Capital acquired a new stake in shares of Valmont Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $345,000. Castleark Management LLC lifted its position in Valmont Industries by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Castleark Management LLC now owns 21,710 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,658,000 after buying an additional 820 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in shares of Valmont Industries by 15.8% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 69,872 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $21,428,000 after buying an additional 9,516 shares during the last quarter. iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new position in shares of Valmont Industries in the 4th quarter valued at about $255,000. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 141.2% in the fourth quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 41,555 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $12,744,000 after acquiring an additional 24,323 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.84% of the company’s stock.

Valmont Industries Company Profile

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.