What is Scotiabank’s Estimate for Vale FY2025 Earnings?

Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) – Analysts at Scotiabank dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Vale in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 11th. Scotiabank analyst A. Salazar now forecasts that the basic materials company will earn $2.39 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $2.40. Scotiabank has a “Sector Perform” rating and a $16.50 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vale’s current full-year earnings is $1.85 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Vale’s FY2026 earnings at $2.57 EPS.

Vale (NYSE:VALE) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The basic materials company reported ($0.98) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($1.50). Vale had a return on equity of 18.60% and a net margin of 14.69%.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on VALE. Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of Vale from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the company from $11.00 to $14.20 in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Vale from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Vale from $14.50 to $15.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Wall Street Zen cut Vale from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Vale from $13.80 to $18.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $13.85.

Vale Stock Performance

Shares of VALE opened at $17.04 on Friday. Vale has a 12-month low of $8.06 and a 12-month high of $17.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $14.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $12.26.

Vale Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a special dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 14th. Investors of record on Friday, December 12th were given a $0.2331 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 12th. Vale’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 67.69%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VALE. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in shares of Vale by 58.2% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 89,322,261 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,163,896,000 after acquiring an additional 32,864,929 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Vale by 1,534.8% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 24,810,285 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $240,908,000 after purchasing an additional 23,292,629 shares during the period. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD bought a new stake in Vale in the third quarter valued at approximately $123,532,000. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its stake in shares of Vale by 77.8% during the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 20,809,302 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $271,145,000 after purchasing an additional 9,103,727 shares during the period. Finally, SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda grew its holdings in shares of Vale by 303.8% in the third quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 11,068,403 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $120,203,000 after purchasing an additional 8,327,112 shares during the last quarter. 21.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vale Company Profile

Vale SA is a Brazilian multinational mining company and one of the world’s largest producers of iron ore and iron ore pellets. In addition to iron ore, the company produces and sells a range of bulk commodities and metals, including nickel, copper, coal, manganese, ferroalloys and cobalt, and it participates in the fertilizer inputs market. Vale also operates extensive logistics assets — including rail, port and maritime logistics — that support its mining and export activities and provide services to third parties in some regions.

Headquartered in Brazil, Vale maintains a global operational footprint with mining, processing and shipping activities across the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania.