Zacks Research Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for VMI

Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Valmont Industries in a note issued to investors on Monday, May 4th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $5.41 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $5.34. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Valmont Industries’ current full-year earnings is $22.78 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Valmont Industries’ Q3 2026 earnings at $5.68 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $6.53 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Valmont Industries from $480.00 to $510.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Valmont Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. DA Davidson upped their price target on shares of Valmont Industries from $415.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Valmont Industries in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Valmont Industries from $497.00 to $541.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $500.33.

Valmont Industries Trading Up 2.3%

Shares of VMI stock opened at $518.98 on Wednesday. Valmont Industries has a fifty-two week low of $299.24 and a fifty-two week high of $522.00. The stock has a market cap of $10.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.82 and a beta of 1.36. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $433.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $427.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.59, a current ratio of 2.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The industrial products company reported $5.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.72 by $0.79. The firm had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $994.85 million. Valmont Industries had a return on equity of 24.94% and a net margin of 8.91%.Valmont Industries’s revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.32 earnings per share.

Valmont Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.77 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 26th. This represents a $3.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Valmont Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.10%.

Insider Transactions at Valmont Industries

In other Valmont Industries news, Director Mogens C. Bay sold 17,500 shares of Valmont Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $492.34, for a total value of $8,615,950.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 112,309 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $55,294,213.06. The trade was a 13.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Valmont Industries by 8.3% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 422,997 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $164,009,000 after purchasing an additional 32,382 shares during the last quarter. Earnest Partners LLC increased its stake in Valmont Industries by 1.7% in the third quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 399,388 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $154,855,000 after purchasing an additional 6,799 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Valmont Industries by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 369,059 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $148,509,000 after buying an additional 12,480 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in Valmont Industries by 3.1% during the third quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 290,948 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $112,809,000 after buying an additional 8,715 shares during the period. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its stake in Valmont Industries by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 283,740 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $110,015,000 after buying an additional 3,379 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.84% of the company’s stock.

About Valmont Industries

Valmont Industries, Inc (NYSE: VMI) is a diversified industrial manufacturer specializing in infrastructure and agricultural products. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, the company engages in the design, production and distribution of engineered products that support water management, power transmission, lighting and traffic infrastructure. Valmont’s solutions range from center-pivot and lateral-move irrigation systems to utility poles, transmission towers, lighting structures and highway traffic signal support structures.

The company operates through several core business segments.