Vale S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells iron ore and iron ore pellets for use as raw materials in steelmaking in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through Iron Solutions and Energy Transition Materials segments. The Iron Solutions segment produces and extracts iron ore and pellets, manganese, and other ferrous products; and provides related logistic services. The Energy Transition Materials segment produces and extracts nickel used to produce stainless steel, electric vehicles, and metal alloys; and its by-products, such as gold, silver, cobalt, precious metals, platinum, and others, as well as copper used in the construction sector to produce pipes and electrical wires. The company was formerly known as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and changed its name to Vale S.A. in May 2009. Vale S.A. was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

VALE looks like a large and profitable raw materials producer, but not cheap in terms of business quality: revenue and gross profit remain high, and gross margin stays above the industry median. At the same time, operating margin is also above the median, which suggests a decent ability to monetize volumes and control costs. However, net margin is noticeably weaker than the industry and has deteriorated compared with the stronger quarters of last year, so earnings quality looks less durable than would be desirable for a premium valuation. Return on capital and assets remains significantly below the industry median, and ROE, ROA, ROI, and return on tangible equity all point to weak capital efficiency. This is an important negative for valuation, because with only moderate returns on capital, the market is usually not willing to pay elevated multiples for long. The multiples picture is mixed: P/E is above the industry median, which suggests limited rerating room, while P/B, P/S, and P/FCF are below the median and look like a partial offset to weak profitability. Debt burden is moderate, but debt/equity is above the industry level, and current and quick ratios are below the median, which adds caution to the balance sheet. Dividend yield is present, but it does not look high enough to fully offset weak capital efficiency and liquidity. Equity and cash positions remain significant, which supports financial resilience and reduces tail-risk concerns. Overall, the fundamentals do not look weak, but they also do not justify an aggressive upward revision in valuation: strong margins and business scale are balanced by low profitability, a higher P/E, and less-than-ideal liquidity. Therefore, a moderately conservative downward adjustment is appropriate, reflecting earnings and capital quality rather than survival or balance-sheet problems.

VALE S.A.

Сильный индекс, значительно упал. Быки в растерянности.

Strong index, significantly down. The bulls are confused.

Сильный индекс, незначительно упал. Рынок не поддерживает быков.

Strong index, slightly down. The market does not support the bulls.

Средний индекс, значительно упал. Отток средств из лонгов увеличился и находится на высоком уровне.

Medium index, significantly down. The outflow of funds from longs has increased and is at a high level.

VALE has strong scale and margins, but weak return on capital, liquidity below the industry average, and a P/E above the median — the valuation calls for moderate caution.

Vale (NYSE:VALE), a global iron ore, nickel, and copper miner, closed at $14.15, up 2.83%. The stock jumped following Brazil's presidential election and reported market preference for Flávio Bolsonaro. Investors will also be watching for Vale's late-October results.
Trading volume reached 95.4 million shares, coming in about 249% above its three-month average of 27.4 million shares. Vale IPO'd in 2002 and has grown 530% since going public.
How the markets moved today
The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) closed at 7,774, up 0.67%, and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) closed at 27,477, up 1.05%. Among diversified metals and mining peers, BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) closed at $86.83, up 0.88%, and Rio Tinto Group (NYSE:RIO) closed at $95.65, up 1.53%, as investors also monitor iron ore and copper pricing.
What this means for investors
Brazilian stocks soared to record levels following a surprise first-round presidential election result. Conservative candidate Flávio Bolsonaro surprisingly took the lead in the first round of the presidential election, and investors feel that could benefit Vale and others with business interests in the country.
Along with gains in Congress that could further support Bolsonaro's policies should he win the runoff election later this month, investors see a fiscal and regulatory environment that would help miners like Vale.
Earlier this year, Vale raised its 2026 copper and nickel guidance, and investors will hear updated commentary when the company next releases performance data on Oct. 29.
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Stock Market Today, Oct. 5: Vale Rises Amid Brazil Election Backdrop

The Principal International Equity ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 421,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 34,000. Shares of PIEQ were up about 0.6% on the day.
Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Wednesday were Vale, trading off about 0.2% with over 21.6 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, up about 1.5% on volume of over 5.6 million shares. Ascendis Pharma is the component faring the best Wednesday, higher by about 2.7% on the day, while NICE is lagging other components of the Principal International Equity ETF, trading lower by about 1.8%.

Wednesday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PIEQ

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Latin America 40 ETF (Symbol: ILF) where we have detected an approximate $173.4 million dollar outflow -- that's a 4.4% decrease week over week (from 112,500,000 to 107,500,000). Among the largest underlying components of ILF, in trading today Vale SA (Symbol: VALE) is up about 3.2%, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. (Symbol: ITUB) is up about 0.4%, and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras American Deposi (Symbol: PBR.A) is lower by about 3%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the ILF Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of ILF, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, ILF's low point in its 52 week range is $26.36 per share, with $38.415 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $34.81. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.
Further ILF Research:

Notable ETF Outflow Detected - ILF, VALE, ITUB, PBR.A

The T Rowe Price Natural Resources ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 905,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 78,000. Shares of TURF were down about 0.2% on the day.
Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Wednesday were Vale, trading up about 0.2% with over 9.3 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Baytex Energy, down about 4.8% on volume of over 7.7 million shares. Rare Earths Americas is the component faring the best Wednesday, up by about 1.8% on the day, while United States Antimony is lagging other components of the T Rowe Price Natural Resources ETF, trading lower by about 7.5%.
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Wednesday's ETF with Unusual Volume: TURF

The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 1.55 to 29,587.84. The total After hours volume is currently 147,417,977 shares traded.
The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:
Pfizer, Inc. (PFE) is +0.0026 at $24.25, with 9,011,062 shares traded. PFE's current last sale is 86.62% of the target price of $28.
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is +0.0565 at $211.86, with 5,191,684 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NVDA is in the "buy range".
CoreWeave, Inc. (CRWV) is +0.03 at $79.97, with 4,861,666 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CRWV is in the "buy range".
QXO, Inc. (QXO) is +0.01 at $14.47, with 3,903,648 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for QXO is in the "buy range".
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (SPCE) is -0.0087 at $2.60, with 3,429,303 shares traded. SPCE's current last sale is 83.91% of the target price of $3.1.
Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is unchanged at $117.09, with 3,286,598 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CSCO is in the "buy range".
Rocket Companies, Inc. (RKT) is -0.03 at $14.27, with 2,742,227 shares traded. RKT's current last sale is 71.35% of the target price of $20.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.1 at $314.76, with 2,712,219 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".
Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. (SEI) is unchanged at $69.50, with 2,629,557 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SEI is in the "buy range".
Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc. (MRVI) is +0.01 at $6.51, with 2,378,542 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MRVI is in the "buy range".
VALE S.A. (VALE) is -0.04 at $14.55, with 2,374,152 shares traded. VALE's current last sale is 86.87% of the target price of $16.75.
Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ET (PDBC) is unchanged at $17.08, with 2,305,714 shares traded. This represents a 32.71% increase from its 52 Week Low.
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After Hours Most Active for Jul 14, 2026 : PFE, NVDA, CRWV, QXO, SPCE, CSCO, RKT, AAPL, SEI, MRVI, VALE, PDBC

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Vale SA (Symbol: VALE) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $14.55, changing hands as high as $14.72 per share. Vale SA shares are currently trading up about 2.8% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of VALE shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, VALE's low point in its 52 week range is $9.36 per share, with $17.94 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $14.54.
Click here to find out which 9 other metals stocks recently crossed above their 200 day moving average »
Further VALE Research:
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Vale Breaks Above 200-Day Moving Average - Bullish for VALE

The T Rowe Price Natural Resources ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 1.1 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 59,000. Shares of TURF were up about 0.5% on the day.
Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Thursday were Baytex Energy, trading down about 2% with over 10.8 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Vale, up about 0.8% on volume of over 10.3 million shares. Fervo Energy is the component faring the best Thursday, higher by about 13.5% on the day, while Diamondback Energy is lagging other components of the T Rowe Price Natural Resources ETF, trading lower by about 2.5%.
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Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: TURF

The T Rowe Price Natural Resources ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 1.1 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 40,000. Shares of TURF were up about 0.1% on the day.
Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Wednesday were Vale, trading off about 0.3% with over 8.0 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Usa Rare Earth, down about 2.3% on volume of over 5.7 million shares. United States Antimony is the component faring the best Wednesday, up by about 7.4% on the day.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

The T Rowe Price Natural Resources ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 477,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 32,000. Shares of TURF were up about 0.1% on the day.
Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Tuesday were Mosaic, trading down about 5.3% with over 7.3 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Vale, up about 0.2% on volume of over 5.4 million shares. Ivanhoe Electric is the component faring the best Tuesday, up by about 4.2% on the day, while Fervo Energy is lagging other components of the T Rowe Price Natural Resources ETF, trading lower by about 5.8%.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

Tuesday's ETF with Unusual Volume: TURF

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Latin America 40 ETF (Symbol: ILF) where we have detected an approximate $85.0 million dollar outflow -- that's a 2.1% decrease week over week (from 116,500,000 to 114,000,000). Among the largest underlying components of ILF, in trading today Vale SA (Symbol: VALE) is down about 2.9%, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. (Symbol: ITUB) is trading flat, and Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Symbol: PBR.A) is lower by about 0.8%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the ILF Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of ILF, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, ILF's low point in its 52 week range is $24.675 per share, with $38.415 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $33.54. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.
Further ILF Research:
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