At the time of writing, Vale S.A. ADR [VALE] stock is trading at $10.15, up 4.21%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The VALE shares have gain 6.17% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.03%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Vale S.A. ADR [NYSE: VALE] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 08, 2025, when Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. Previously, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight on December 12, 2024, and dropped its price target to $11.30. On November 11, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $11.50 on the stock. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Underperform. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. Exane BNP Paribas upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on June 21, 2024. In a note dated May 07, 2024, UBS upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $13 to $15.
For the past year, the stock price of Vale S.A. ADR fluctuated between $8.38 and $13.15. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $13.13 within the next 12 months. Vale S.A. ADR [NYSE: VALE] shares were valued at $10.15 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 29.36% based on the average VALE price forecast.
Analyzing the VALE fundamentals
According to Vale S.A. ADR [NYSE:VALE], the company’s sales were 40.95B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -10.24% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.39% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.37%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.27%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.23%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.24 and Total Capital is 0.2. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.43.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 10.00 points at the first support level, and at 9.85 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 10.29, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 10.43.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Vale S.A. ADR [NYSE:VALE] has a current ratio of 0.91. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.58, while the Cash Ratio is 0.3. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.06, the price to book ratio is 1.13 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 4.68.
