Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for VMI Earnings

Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Valmont Industries in a report issued on Monday, March 3rd. Zacks Research analyst M. Agrawal now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $3.85 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.69. The consensus estimate for Valmont Industries’ current full-year earnings is $18.07 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Valmont Industries’ Q2 2025 earnings at $4.70 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $4.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $17.65 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.97 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $22.46 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on VMI. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Valmont Industries from $387.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. 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 research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Valmont Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th.

Valmont Industries Trading Up 1.7 %

VMI opened at $338.75 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $6.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.72 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The company’s 50 day moving average is $328.01 and its 200-day moving average is $315.72. Valmont Industries has a 1-year low of $202.01 and a 1-year high of $379.22.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Foundry Partners LLC purchased a new position in Valmont Industries in the third quarter worth $4,158,000. Covea Finance raised its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 3,500 shares during the period. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in Valmont Industries in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $466,000. De Lisle Partners LLP grew its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 44.6% in the third quarter. De Lisle Partners LLP now owns 18,800 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,454,000 after purchasing an additional 5,800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of Valmont Industries by 12.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 208,645 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $60,497,000 after purchasing an additional 23,765 shares during the period. 87.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Valmont Industries Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.68 per share. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.80%. This is an increase from Valmont Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 28th. Valmont Industries’s payout ratio is currently 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.