Verus Capital Partners LLC Has $1.02 Million Stake in Vale S.A. $VALE

Verus Capital Partners LLC reduced its stake in shares of Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) by 51.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 63,925 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 68,198 shares during the quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Vale were worth $1,017,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Capital World Investors raised its position in shares of Vale by 58.2% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 89,322,261 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,163,896,000 after acquiring an additional 32,864,929 shares during the period. GQG Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vale by 42.4% during the fourth quarter. GQG Partners LLC now owns 65,132,572 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $848,677,000 after purchasing an additional 19,397,396 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in Vale by 15.3% during the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 47,947,703 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $762,848,000 after purchasing an additional 6,351,703 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Vale by 16.7% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 28,961,848 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $314,526,000 after purchasing an additional 4,151,563 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Vale by 5.4% in the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 23,685,915 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $376,843,000 after purchasing an additional 1,205,280 shares in the last quarter. 21.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VALE has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Vale from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $18.00 to $16.00 in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Zacks Research cut shares of Vale from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen downgraded Vale from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 18th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Vale from $16.00 to $15.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Scotiabank decreased their target price on Vale from $19.00 to $16.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vale presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $16.15.

Vale Stock Performance

Shares of VALE stock opened at $15.03 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 1.24. The company has a market capitalization of $68.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.67 and a beta of 0.46. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $15.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $15.82. Vale S.A. has a 52 week low of $9.36 and a 52 week high of $17.94.

Vale (NYSE:VALE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The basic materials company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by ($0.10). The company had revenue of $10.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.47 billion. Vale had a net margin of 7.21% and a return on equity of 21.10%. On average, analysts expect that Vale S.A. will post 1.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Vale

Here are the key news stories impacting Vale this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Vale’s board approved a new buyback program for up to 100 million shares, which could reduce the share count and signal management’s confidence in the company’s valuation and cash generation. Vale Launches New 100 Million-Share Buyback Program
• Positive Sentiment: The company also approved approximately BRL 8.6 billion in shareholder distributions, adding to the appeal for income-focused investors. Vale Approves BRL 8.6 Billion Payout and New Share Buyback Program
• Positive Sentiment: Vale highlighted year-over-year growth in its second-quarter results and launched the Serra Sul expansion, potentially supporting longer-term iron ore production and revenue growth. Vale Posts Strong Q2 Results and Launches Serra Sul Expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: Vale announced new board leadership, including a vice chairman and lead independent director, while separately reporting compliance with Brazil’s corporate-governance code. These moves may improve oversight but have limited immediate earnings impact. Vale Strengthens Board Leadership
• Negative Sentiment: Second-quarter EPS of $0.31 missed the $0.46 consensus estimate, while revenue of $10.24 billion came in below expectations of $10.47 billion. The results reinforce concerns after Vale’s recent earnings shortfall. Vale Quarterly Earnings Report
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research downgraded VALE from “hold” to “strong sell,” adding fresh analyst pressure to the stock. Shares remain below their 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating continued technical weakness. Zacks Research

Vale Company Profile

Vale SA is a Brazilian multinational mining company and one of the world’s largest producers of iron ore and iron ore pellets. In addition to iron ore, the company produces and sells a range of bulk commodities and metals, including nickel, copper, coal, manganese, ferroalloys and cobalt, and it participates in the fertilizer inputs market. Vale also operates extensive logistics assets — including rail, port and maritime logistics — that support its mining and export activities and provide services to third parties in some regions.

Headquartered in Brazil, Vale maintains a global operational footprint with mining, processing and shipping activities across the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania.