Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 21.500-23.500 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 22.830. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.2 billion-$4.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.3 billion. Valmont Industries also updated its FY 2029 guidance to 35.000-35.000 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have issued reports on VMI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Valmont Industries from $480.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Oppenheimer set a $600.00 price objective on shares of Valmont Industries and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Valmont Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of Valmont Industries from $415.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Valmont Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $525.25.

Valmont Industries Trading Up 2.8%

Shares of VMI stock opened at $555.93 on Wednesday. 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 has a 12-month low of $316.56 and a 12-month high of $572.69. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $494.21 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $452.10. The company has a market capitalization of $10.79 billion, a PE ratio of 30.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.34.

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The industrial products company reported $5.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.72 by $0.79. Valmont Industries had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 24.94%. The company had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $994.85 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $4.32 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Valmont Industries will post 22.83 earnings per share for the current year.

Valmont Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 26th will be given a $0.77 dividend. This represents a $3.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 26th. Valmont Industries’s payout ratio is presently 17.10%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Valmont Industries

In other 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 in the company, valued at approximately $55,294,213.06. The trade was a 13.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Valmont Industries

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Valmont Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $487,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 980.4% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 78,040 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $31,397,000 after buying an additional 70,817 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 5,485 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,207,000 after buying an additional 466 shares in the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC raised its position in Valmont Industries by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 9,762 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,927,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Valmont Industries during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $386,000. 87.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Valmont Industries Company Profile

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.