Vale S.A. ADR [VALE] stock prices are up 0.20% to $9.81 at the moment. 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 5.48% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 7.45%, 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 April 17, 2025, when RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to a Sector Perform. Previously, BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy on April 10, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $11.50. On January 08, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Peer Perform. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and decreased its price target to $11.30 on December 12, 2024. UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $11.50 on November 11, 2024. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to Underperform for this stock on October 09, 2024. In a note dated July 17, 2024, Wolfe Research downgraded an Peer Perform rating on this stock.
The stock price of Vale S.A. ADR [VALE] has been fluctuating between $8.06 and $12.55 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $13 within the next 12 months. Vale S.A. ADR [NYSE: VALE] shares were valued at $9.81 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 32.52% based on the average VALE price forecast.
Analyzing the VALE fundamentals
The Vale S.A. ADR [NYSE:VALE] reported sales of 37.76B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -4.17%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.35% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.27%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.16%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.16 and Total Capital is 0.14. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.53.
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 9.75 points at the first support level, and at 9.69 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 9.88, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 9.95.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Vale S.A. ADR [NYSE:VALE]’s Current Ratio is 1.11. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.74, while the Cash Ratio is 0.3. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.11, the price to book ratio is 1.19 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 7.23.
