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

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 21.500-23.500 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on VMI. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Valmont Industries from $497.00 to $541.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. DA Davidson raised their target price on Valmont Industries from $415.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Valmont Industries from $480.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Wall Street Zen raised Valmont Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 31st. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $600.00 target price on Valmont Industries and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $525.25.

Valmont Industries Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NYSE VMI opened at $539.60 on Tuesday. Valmont Industries has a 1-year low of $316.56 and a 1-year high of $558.73. The company has a market cap of $10.47 billion, a PE ratio of 29.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a current ratio of 2.38, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The company has a 50-day moving average of $491.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of $451.08.

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The industrial products company reported $5.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 firm posted $4.32 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts expect that Valmont Industries will post 22.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Valmont Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 26th will be issued a dividend of $0.77 per share. This represents a $3.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 26th. Valmont Industries’s payout ratio is currently 17.10%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Mogens C. Bay sold 17,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 24th. The stock was 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 owned 112,309 shares in the company, valued at approximately $55,294,213.06. This represents a 13.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Valmont Industries

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 2,303 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $927,000 after buying an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 7,565 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,933,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Aviva PLC increased its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Aviva PLC now owns 1,452 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $584,000 after buying an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 37.1% in the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 218 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $88,000 after buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Summit Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 3,454 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,392,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.84% of the company’s stock.

About Valmont Industries

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.