Vale S.A. ADR [NYSE: VALE] slipped around -0.06 points on Thursday, while shares priced at $10.22 at the close of the session, down -0.58%.
Vale S.A. ADR stock is now -4.48% down from its year-to-date (YTD) trading value. VALE Stock saw the intraday high of $10.37 and lowest of $10.17 per share. The company’s 52-week high price is 11.93, which means current price is +26.88% above from all time high which was touched on 07/03/25.
Compared to the average trading volume of 37.72M shares, VALE reached a trading volume of 23863782 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Vale S.A. ADR [VALE]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for VALE shares is $11.96 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on VALE stock is a recommendation set at 2.00. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
RBC Capital Mkts have made an estimate for Vale S.A. ADR shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Sector Perform, with their previous recommendation back on April 17, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on April 10, 2025, representing the official price target for Vale S.A. ADR stock. On December 12, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for VALE shares from 14.50 to 11.30.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.24, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.94. Price to Free Cash Flow for VALE in the course of the last twelve months was 38.22 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.74.
How has VALE stock performed recently?
Vale S.A. ADR [VALE] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 7.92. With this latest performance, VALE shares gained by 9.77% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 15.35% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 15.22% in the past year of trading.
Vale S.A. ADR [VALE]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Vale S.A. ADR [VALE] shares currently have an operating margin of 28.28% and a Gross Margin at 35.31%. Vale S.A. ADR’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 15.38%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 6.63%, with Return on Assets sitting at 6.63%.
Earnings analysis for Vale S.A. ADR [VALE]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for VALE. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Vale S.A. ADR go to 9.26%.
Insider trade positions for Vale S.A. ADR [VALE]
There are presently around $17.03%, or 17.04%% of VALE stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of VALE stocks are: GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC with ownership of 44.26 million shares, which is approximately 1.0354%. CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS, holding 34.7 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$387.58 million in VALE stocks shares; and CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS, currently with $$345.94 million in VALE stock with ownership which is approximately 0.7245%.
