Q1 EPS Forecast for Valmont Industries Raised by Analyst

Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) – Equities researchers at William Blair upped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Valmont Industries in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. William Blair analyst B. Drab now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $4.46 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $4.20. The consensus estimate for Valmont Industries’ current full-year earnings is $18.14 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Valmont Industries’ Q2 2025 earnings at $4.71 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $4.40 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.51 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $18.08 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $20.10 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on VMI. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Valmont Industries from $387.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. DA Davidson downgraded Valmont Industries from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $380.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Valmont Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday.

Valmont Industries Price Performance

Valmont Industries stock opened at $349.17 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $324.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $312.21. Valmont Industries has a 52 week low of $202.01 and a 52 week high of $379.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.00 billion, a PE ratio of 20.32 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.55, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

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

Valmont Industries Increases Dividend

The firm 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. This is an increase from Valmont Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.78%. Valmont Industries’s payout ratio is currently 15.83%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Mogens C. Bay sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $348.92, for a total value of $6,978,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 131,730 shares in the company, valued at approximately $45,963,231.60. The trade was a 13.18 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMI. Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Valmont Industries in the third quarter valued at $35,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Valmont Industries during the third quarter valued at $39,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Valmont Industries during the third quarter valued at $58,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Valmont Industries by 175.7% during the fourth quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 193 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised its position in Valmont Industries by 35.4% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 214 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.84% of the company’s stock.

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.