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After finishing at $326.58 in the prior trading day, Valmont Industries, Inc (NYSE: VMI) closed at $285.50, down -12.58%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$12.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.63 million shares were traded. VMI stock price reached its highest trading level at $306.16 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $284.34.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VMI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 34.87 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.62. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.35 and its Current Ratio is at 2.07. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.56.
On February 19, 2025, DA Davidson Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $380.
DA Davidson Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on January 10, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $230 to $290.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 25 ’25 when Freye Theodor Werner sold 1,000 shares for $348.00 per share. The transaction valued at 348,000 led to the insider holds 2,685 shares of the business.
Freye Theodor Werner bought 1,000 shares of VMI for $348,000 on Feb 25 ’25. On Feb 19 ’25, another insider, Larkin Diane M, who serves as the EVP, Global Operations of the company, sold 3,133 shares for $373.36 each. As a result, the insider received 1,169,749 and left with 7,524 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VMI now has a Market Capitalization of 5730242048 and an Enterprise Value of 6499479040. As of this moment, Valmont’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.32. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.78. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.595 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.494.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VMI is 1.02, which has changed by 0.30609822 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.086116076 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VMI has reached a high of $379.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $202.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.62%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 125.79K shares per day over the past 3-months and 184990 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 20.03M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 19.75M. Insiders hold about 1.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.12% stake in the company. Shares short for VMI as of 1740700800 were 442298 with a Short Ratio of 3.52, compared to 1738281600 on 312195. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 442298 and a Short% of Float of 2.92.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, VMI’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.4, compared to 2.40 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007348889The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.92. The current Payout Ratio is 13.96% for VMI, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-27 with an ex-dividend date of 1743120000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1997-06-02 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
