R Squared Ltd Purchases New Holdings in Valmont Industries, Inc. $VMI

R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 2,851 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,105,000.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Millennium Management LLC grew its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 225.1% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 67,630 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $19,300,000 after buying an additional 46,825 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in Valmont Industries by 8.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 59,127 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $16,873,000 after acquiring an additional 4,676 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in Valmont Industries during the 1st quarter valued at $265,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in Valmont Industries by 3.8% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 72,511 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $20,692,000 after acquiring an additional 2,639 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 223.4% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 152 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. 87.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VMI has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target 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. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Valmont Industries from $492.00 to $501.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. DA Davidson increased their target price on Valmont Industries from $415.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Valmont Industries in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Valmont Industries has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $487.00.

Valmont Industries Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VMI opened at $468.07 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $441.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $410.48. Valmont Industries, Inc. has a 52-week low of $250.07 and a 52-week high of $487.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.83 and a beta of 1.22.

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The industrial products company reported $4.92 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.95 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.04 billion. Valmont Industries had a net margin of 8.53% and a return on equity of 23.82%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.84 earnings per share. Valmont Industries has set its FY 2026 guidance at 20.500-23.500 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Valmont Industries, Inc. will post 18.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Valmont Industries Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 27th will be given a $0.77 dividend. This is a boost from Valmont Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. This represents a $3.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 27th. Valmont Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 16.17%.

Valmont Industries 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.