Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Valmont Industries (VMI)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Valmont Industries (NYSE: VMI):

• 6/27/2026 – Valmont Industries was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
• 6/26/2026 – Valmont Industries was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 6/17/2026 – Valmont Industries had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $541.00 to $645.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/17/2026 – Valmont Industries had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $520.00 to $600.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/11/2026 – Valmont Industries was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 5/31/2026 – Valmont Industries was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
• 5/28/2026 – Valmont Industries was given a new $600.00 price target by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/23/2026 – Valmont Industries was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
• 5/21/2026 – Valmont Industries was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.

Valmont Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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. This represents a $3.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 26th. Valmont Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.10%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Mogens C. Bay sold 17,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $492.34, for a total transaction of $8,615,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 112,309 shares in the company, valued at $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 available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

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.