Vale S.A. ADR (VALE): Price and Financial Metrics
VALE Stock Summary
- VALE has a market capitalization of $99,674,169,603 -- more than approximately 97.55% of US stocks.
- Of note is the ratio of Vale SA's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; merely 3.35% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- Revenue growth over the past 12 months for Vale SA comes in at 45.58%, a number that bests 88.97% of the US stocks we're tracking.
- Stocks that are quantitatively similar to VALE, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are BTI, CNI, TOT, PTR, and DUK.
- Visit VALE's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.vale.com.
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VALE Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $19.16 | 52-week high | $19.72 |
| Prev. close | $19.43 | 52-week low | $7.36 |
| Day low | $19.05 | Volume | 25,122,800 |
| Day high | $19.44 | Avg. volume | 29,357,615 |
| 50-day MA | $17.73 | Dividend yield | 4.43% |
| 200-day MA | $14.29 | Market Cap | 98.26B |
Vale S.A. ADR (VALE) Company Bio
Vale S.A engages in the research, production, and sale of iron ore and pellets, nickel, fertilizer, copper, coal, manganese, ferroalloys, cobalt, platinum group metals, and precious metals in Brazil and internationally. The company was founded in 1942 and is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
VALE Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $19.16 | $49.67 | 156% |
We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Vale SA with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Vale SA ranked in the 74th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. More precisely, our analysis suggests the stock is undervalued by approximately 157% on a DCF basis. The most interesting components of our discounted cash flow analysis for Vale SA ended up being:
- The compound growth rate in the free cash flow of Vale SA over the past 3.95 years is 0.23%; that's higher than 60.71% of free cash flow generating stocks in the Basic Materials sector.
- Vale SA's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 9%; for context, that number is higher than only 20.08% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 151% |
| 1% | 153% |
| 2% | 156% |
| 3% | 158% |
| 4% | 161% |
| 5% | 163% |
For other companies in the Basic Materials that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as VALE, try LEU, CF, IBP, KGC, and DOOR.
Latest VALE News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about Vale SA that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate VALE as an investment opportunity.
Vale's Q1 iron ore output slips more than expected in further price boostVale (VALE) reports Q1 2021 production fell from Q4 2020, which analysts say will give another boost to rallying iron ore prices at a time of strong Chinese demand.Citing normal seasonal factors, Vale says Q1 iron ore production fell 19.5% Q/Q while rising 14.2% Y/Y to 68M metric tons, below... |
UPDATE 1-Brazil's Vale Q1 output up vs year ago; issues at Itabira, S11D weighIron ore production at Brazil's Vale SA fell sharply in the first quarter on a sequential basis, but rose compared to the same period a year ago, buoyed by the ramp-up of multiple key mine complexes. Among the other factors that buoyed Vale's iron ore output in the period was a relatively dry January, as well as the late 2020 restart of its Serra Leste facility, which had been halted since the Brumadinho disaster. Conversely, scheduled maintainence stoppages at its S11D mine in northern Brazil, regulatory restrictions at its Itabira mine and "habitual seasonality" weighed on production compared with the previous quarter, Vale said. |
Brazil's Vale Q1 iron ore output gains vs year-ago to 68 mln tonnesIron ore production at Brazil's Vale SA rose sharply in the first quarter from a year ago, buoyed by the ramp-up of multiple key mine complexes, but fell on a sequential basis. In a Monday securities filing, the company reported quarterly production of 68.045 million tonnes, up 14.2% from the first quarter last year but down 19.5% from the fourth quarter. |
All Eyes on Brazil for Iron’s Next Move With Vale Set to Report(Bloomberg) -- Vale SA, one of iron ore’s biggest swing factors, may determine whether prices of the steelmaking ingredient break through to multiyear highs or retreat once again.The Rio de Janeiro-based mining company reports quarterly production after the close of trading Monday. Anything significantly below the 72 million-metric ton average analyst estimate is likely to be cheered by bulls.Since surging last year amid robust demand from Chinese steel mills and pandemic-related supply disruptions, iron ore futures have moved around in a trading range of about $145 to $175 a ton. With prices back toward the top of that range, traders will be paying close attention to Vale. A bumper quarter may send futures back down.While Vale’s output is expected to come in below the fourth quarter on... |
Copper Price Forecast 2025: 5 Reasons Why One Report Predicts the Metal Will Hit $15KOne copper price forecast claims that the precious metal could see a spike in value as the switch to renewable energy increases demand. |
VALE Price Returns
| 1-mo | 12.64% |
| 3-mo | 14.49% |
| 6-mo | 76.85% |
| 1-year | 162.65% |
| 3-year | 52.73% |
| 5-year | 314.54% |
| YTD | 19.34% |
| 2020 | 29.89% |
| 2019 | 2.31% |
| 2018 | 11.26% |
| 2017 | 66.28% |
| 2016 | 132.77% |
VALE Dividends
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