Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of VMI Q1 Earnings

Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Valmont Industries in a research report issued on Thursday, February 13th. Zacks Research analyst M. Agrawal now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $3.69 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.67. The consensus estimate for Valmont Industries’ current full-year earnings is $16.85 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Valmont Industries’ Q1 2025 earnings at $3.69 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $4.63 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $4.53 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $17.28 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $17.28 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $5.18 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $5.18 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.67 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.67 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.42 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.75 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.75 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on VMI. DA Davidson upped their price target on Valmont Industries from $340.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Valmont Industries from $382.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th.

Valmont Industries Price Performance

VMI opened at $378.00 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a current ratio of 2.35. Valmont Industries has a 52-week low of $202.01 and a 52-week high of $379.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.57 billion, a PE ratio of 25.68 and a beta of 1.05. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $322.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $310.97.

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The industrial products company reported $3.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.63 by $0.21. Valmont Industries had a return on equity of 23.10% and a net margin of 7.38%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.18 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Valmont Industries

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Valmont Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $67,822,000. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in Valmont Industries by 57.6% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 407,308 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $123,512,000 after purchasing an additional 148,811 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in Valmont Industries by 2,077.0% in the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 58,779 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $18,026,000 after purchasing an additional 56,079 shares during the period. Driehaus Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Valmont Industries in the fourth quarter valued at $14,180,000. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in Valmont Industries by 16.3% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 247,714 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $71,825,000 after buying an additional 34,772 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Valmont Industries

In related news, Director Mogens C. Bay sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $348.92, for a total transaction of $6,978,400.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 131,730 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $45,963,231.60. This represents a 13.18 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Valmont Industries Company Profile

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.