At the time of writing, Vale S.A. ADR [VALE] stock is trading at $12.79, up 0.55%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The VALE shares have gain 0.69% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 7.47%, 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 December 10, 2025, when RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to an Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $14.20 for it. Previously, Scotiabank upgraded its rating to Sector Outperform on September 18, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $14. On September 03, 2025, Clarksons Platou initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $12 on the stock. RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to a Sector Perform. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but $11.50 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 10, 2025. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to Peer Perform for this stock on January 08, 2025. In a note dated December 12, 2024, Morgan Stanley downgraded an Equal-Weight rating on this stock and revised its target price from $14.50 to $11.30.
For the past year, the stock price of Vale S.A. ADR fluctuated between $7.88 and $13.32. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $13.69 within the next 12 months. Vale S.A. ADR [NYSE: VALE] shares were valued at $12.79 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 7.04% based on the average VALE price forecast.
Analyzing the VALE fundamentals
According to Vale S.A. ADR [NYSE:VALE], the company’s sales were 37.48B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 8.93% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.35% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.16%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.15 and Total Capital is 0.09. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.52.
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 12.71 points at the first support level, and at 12.62 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 12.87, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 12.95.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Vale S.A. ADR [NYSE:VALE] has a current ratio of 1.24. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.82, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.44. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.46, the price to book ratio is 1.33 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 10.11.
