What is DA Davidson’s Forecast for VMI Q1 Earnings?

Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Valmont Industries in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 20th. DA Davidson analyst B. Thielman anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $4.33 for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $380.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Valmont Industries’ current full-year earnings is $18.14 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Valmont Industries’ FY2025 earnings at $18.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $20.49 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of Valmont Industries from $387.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com lowered Valmont Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday.

Valmont Industries Stock Down 1.2 %

Valmont Industries stock opened at $362.89 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $7.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.12 and a beta of 1.05. Valmont Industries has a 52-week low of $202.01 and a 52-week high of $379.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a current ratio of 2.07. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $323.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $311.72.

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

Valmont Industries Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.68 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 28th. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.75%. This is a positive change from Valmont Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. Valmont Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 13.97%.

Insider Activity at Valmont Industries

In other Valmont Industries news, Director Mogens C. Bay sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $348.92, for a total transaction of $6,978,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now 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 document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VMI. Castleark Management LLC lifted its position in Valmont Industries by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Castleark Management LLC now owns 21,710 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $6,658,000 after acquiring an additional 820 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in Valmont Industries by 15.8% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 69,872 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $21,428,000 after buying an additional 9,516 shares in the last quarter. iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new stake in Valmont Industries in the 4th quarter valued at $255,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its holdings in Valmont Industries by 141.2% during the 4th quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 41,555 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $12,744,000 after acquiring an additional 24,323 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Twinbeech Capital LP purchased a new stake in shares of Valmont Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $634,000. 87.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.