Currently, Vale S.A. ADR [VALE] is trading at $9.85, down -0.20%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The VALE shares have gain 2.28% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.40%, and not 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.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $8.06 and a high of $11.93 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $10 within the next 12 months. Vale S.A. ADR [NYSE: VALE] shares were valued at $9.85 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 1.52% based on the average VALE price forecast.
Analyzing the VALE fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Vale S.A. ADR [NYSE:VALE] were 36.62B which represents -11.44% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.34% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.23%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.17%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.14 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.52.
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Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Vale S.A. ADR [NYSE:VALE] is 1.22. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.85, while the Cash Ratio is 0.38. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.15, the price to book ratio is 1.07 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 8.19.
