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.

Для VALE картина выглядит сильной по прибыли и маржинальности, но с заметным охлаждением рентабельности капитала и ликвидности. P/E заметно ниже медианы отрасли, что поддерживает идею недооценки, однако P/S выше медианы, а P/B и P/FCF лишь слегка лучше сектора, поэтому общий сигнал по мультипликаторам скорее умеренно позитивный, а не безусловно бычий. Особенно важно, что P/E за последние кварталы вырос с очень низких уровней, то есть рынок уже частично переоценил улучшение результатов. Рентабельность по валовой и операционной марже остаётся выше отрасли, но динамика за год ухудшилась: gross margin и operating margin снизились от более высоких уровней, что ограничивает потенциал дальнейшего расширения оценки. ROE и ROA в TTM сильно ниже отраслевых ориентиров и заметно просели относительно прошлых кварталов, а return on tangible equity также ослаб, что говорит о менее эффективном использовании капитала. При этом ROI остаётся немного выше медианы, поэтому бизнес всё ещё генерирует приемлемую отдачу на вложения, но не настолько высокую, чтобы оправдать агрессивный апсайд. Долговая нагрузка выглядит умеренной по абсолютному уровню, но debt/equity выше медианы, а current ratio и quick ratio ниже отрасли, что добавляет осторожности к оценке. Дивидендная доходность снизилась по сравнению с более высокими значениями в течение года, поэтому дивидендный фактор уже не является таким сильным поддерживающим аргументом, как раньше. Выручка, валовая прибыль и чистая прибыль остаются на высоких уровнях и в целом подтверждают масштаб и устойчивость бизнеса, но EBITDA в текущем наборе выглядит слабее, чем хотелось бы для сырьевой компании такого размера. Рост net worth и активов поддерживает фундаментальную устойчивость, однако рост обязательств и сравнительно слабая ликвидность не позволяют повышать целевую цену агрессивно. В сумме VALE выглядит как качественный, прибыльный и недорогой по прибыли актив, но с признаками нормализации маржи и капитальной эффективности. Поэтому целевой прогноз стоит слегка снизить, сохранив умеренно позитивный взгляд на компанию, но с более консервативной оценкой краткосрочного апсайда.

VALE S.A.

Сильный индекс, значительно упал. Быки в растерянности.

Strong index, significantly down. The bulls are confused.

Слабый индекс, без изменений

Слабый индекс, значительно вырос. Рынок на стороне быков.

Weak index, significantly up. The market is on the bulls' side.

Средний индекс, значительно вырос. Увеличился приток средств в лонги.

Medium index, significantly up. The inflow of funds into longs has increased.

VALE остаётся прибыльной и относительно недорогой по P/E, но слабее по ROE/ROA и ликвидности, а маржа и дивиденды уже не так сильны, как раньше.

A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Vale SA (Symbol: VALE) is the #8 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector. The companies listed in the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index are not fixed, but instead variable — updating on a continuous basis to reflect the changing market environment with respect to commodity prices, government policy and market volatility.
From the other direction, when companies have a low rank among analysts, it isn't necessarily the case that investors should conclude that the stock will perform poorly. It can, of course, but a bullish investor could also take the contrarian angle and read into the data that there is lots of room for upside because the stock is so out of favor.
VALE operates in the Non-Precious Metals & Non-Metallic Mining sector, among companies like Southern Copper Corp (SCCO) which is up about 0.4% today, and Howmet Aerospace Inc (HWM) trading lower by about 1.5%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of VALE, versus SCCO and HWM.
VALE is currently trading down about 1.4% midday Monday.
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Analyst Favorites: Vale Ranks As a Top Metals Pick

(RTTNews) - Vale (VALE) reported first quarter net income attributable to shareholders of $1.89 billion, up 36% from a year ago. Earnings per share was $0.44 compared to $0.33. Adjusted EBITDA was $3.83 billion, up 23%.
Proforma net income attributable to shareholders was $1.89 billion, an increase of 29% from prior year. Proforma EBITDA was $3.89 billion, up 21%.
First quarter net operating revenue was $9.26 billion, an increase of 14% from prior year.
At last close, Vale shares were trading at $16.91, down 0.94%.
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Vale Q1 Net Income Rises

As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys.
At Annovis Bio, a filing with the SEC revealed that on Thursday, Director Michael B. Hoffman bought 713,800 shares of ANVS, at a cost of $2.10 each, for a total investment of $1.5M. So far Hoffman is in the green, up about 31.9% on their purchase based on today's trading high of $2.77. Annovis Bio is trading up about 18.8% on the day Monday. Before this latest buy, Hoffman bought ANVS at 5 other times during the past year, for a total cost of $2.46M at an average of $2.24 per share.
And at Vale, there was insider buying on Wednesday, by Executive VP Legal Officer Sobrinho Sami Arap who bought 12,990 shares for a cost of $16.11 each, for a trade totaling $209,290. This buy marks the first one filed by Arap in the past year. Vale is trading up about 0.1% on the day Monday. So far Arap is in the green, up about 1.2% on their purchase based on today's trading high of $16.30.
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Monday 4/6 Insider Buying Report: ANVS, VALE

The most recent trading session ended with VALE S.A. (VALE) standing at $9.27, reflecting a +1.53% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.41%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.08%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.67%.
Shares of the company witnessed a loss of 2.56% over the previous month, trailing the performance of the Basic Materials sector with its gain of 2.3% and the S&P 500's gain of 6.13%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of VALE S.A. in its forthcoming earnings report. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $0.44, marking a 2.33% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $10 billion, up 0.78% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $1.78 per share and revenue of $39.39 billion. These totals would mark changes of -2.2% and +3.5%, respectively, from last year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for VALE S.A. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the company's business and profitability.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, running from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), holds an admirable track record of superior performance, independently audited, with #1 stocks contributing an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 1.55% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. VALE S.A. presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
From a valuation perspective, VALE S.A. is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 5.14. This signifies no noticeable deviation in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 5.14 for its industry.
Also, we should mention that VALE has a PEG ratio of 0.29. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Mining - Iron industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 0.29 as of yesterday's close.
The Mining - Iron industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 92, finds itself in the top 38% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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VALE S.A. (VALE) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to Know

A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Vale SA (Symbol: VALE) is the #6 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector. The companies listed in the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index are not fixed, but instead variable — updating on a continuous basis to reflect the changing market environment with respect to commodity prices, government policy and market volatility.
From the other direction, when companies have a low rank among analysts, it isn't necessarily the case that investors should conclude that the stock will perform poorly. It can, of course, but a bullish investor could also take the contrarian angle and read into the data that there is lots of room for upside because the stock is so out of favor.
VALE operates in the Non-Precious Metals & Non-Metallic Mining sector, among companies like Southern Copper Corp (SCCO) which is off about 0.4% today, and Howmet Aerospace Inc (HWM) trading up by about 0.4%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of VALE, versus SCCO and HWM.
VALE is currently trading up about 0.1% midday Tuesday.
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Investors in Vale SA (Symbol: VALE) saw new options become available today, for the May 15th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the VALE options chain for the new May 15th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
The put contract at the $14.00 strike price has a current bid of 38 cents. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $14.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $13.62 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of VALE, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $14.33/share today.
Because the $14.00 strike represents an approximate 2% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 55%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 2.71% return on the cash commitment, or 17.38% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.
Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Vale SA, and highlighting in green where the $14.00 strike is located relative to that history:
Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $15.00 strike price has a current bid of 36 cents. If an investor was to purchase shares of VALE stock at the current price level of $14.33/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $15.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 7.19% if the stock gets called away at the May 15th expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if VALE shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Vale SA, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing VALE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15.00 strike highlighted in red:
Considering the fact that the $15.00 strike represents an approximate 5% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 59%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 2.51% boost of extra return to the investor, or 16.09% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.
The implied volatility in the put contract example is 36%, while the implied volatility in the call contract example is 49%.
Meanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 251 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $14.33) to be 32%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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May 15th Options Now Available For Vale

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF (Symbol: SPEM) where we have detected an approximate $282.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.6% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 334,700,000 to 340,200,000). Among the largest underlying components of SPEM, in trading today Vale SA (Symbol: VALE) is down about 3.9%, Infosys Ltd. (Symbol: INFY) is up about 1.8%, and Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. (Symbol: ITUB) is lower by about 0.9%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPEM Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPEM, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, SPEM's low point in its 52 week range is $34.38 per share, with $51.355 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $50.44. 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 ».
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Noteworthy ETF Inflows: SPEM, VALE, INFY, ITUB

The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 49.27 to 24,736.88. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 123,231,013 shares traded.
The following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:
ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -0.43 at $47.83, with 6,654,681 shares traded. This represents a 173.31% increase from its 52 Week Low.
Rivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN) is +3.3446 at $17.34, with 3,698,667 shares traded. RIVN's current last sale is 108.4% of the target price of $16.
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +0.65 at $73.75, with 3,598,849 shares traded. This represents a 19.49% increase from its 52 Week Low.
Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares (TSLL) is -0.2 at $15.69, with 3,363,718 shares traded. This represents a 149.44% increase from its 52 Week Low.
Defiance Daily Target 2x Long MSTR ETF (MSTX) is +0.0997 at $2.19, with 2,577,009 shares traded. This represents a 39.47% increase from its 52 Week Low.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.84 at $260.89, with 2,521,522 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 6 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2026. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.88. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".
AT&T Inc. (T) is -0.03 at $28.77, with 1,812,484 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2026. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.55. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for T is in the "buy range".
Pinterest, Inc. (PINS) is -3.99 at $14.55, with 1,598,426 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) is -7.14 at $151.59, with 1,273,795 shares traded.BABA is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 2/19/2026, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec2025. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 1.73 per share, which represents a 277 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago
TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. (TPH) is +9.76 at $46.33, with 1,079,401 shares traded. TPH's current last sale is 117.29% of the target price of $39.5.
VALE S.A. (VALE) is -0.3797 at $16.66, with 1,005,958 shares traded.VALE is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 2/18/2026, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec2025. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.57 per share, which represents a 20 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago
NuScale Power Corporation (SMR) is +0.17 at $14.16, with 929,785 shares traded. SMR's current last sale is 53.43% of the target price of $26.5.
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Pre-Market Most Active for Feb 13, 2026 : TQQQ, RIVN, SQQQ, TSLL, MSTX, AAPL, T, PINS, BABA, TPH, VALE, SMR

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The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 65.02 to 26,087.81. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 106,797,429 shares traded.
The following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:
Joby Aviation, Inc. (JOBY) is -2.03 at $11.34, with 8,321,437 shares traded. JOBY's current last sale is 113.4% of the target price of $10.
Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares (TSLL) is +0.64 at $17.88, with 6,836,538 shares traded. This represents a 184.26% increase from its 52 Week Low.
Namib Minerals (NAMM) is +1.3 at $7.70, with 4,046,341 shares traded. NAMM's current last sale is 81.05% of the target price of $9.5.
Intel Corporation (INTC) is -0.74 at $48.04, with 3,242,034 shares traded. INTC's current last sale is 106.76% of the target price of $45.
ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is +0.1618 at $57.22, with 2,905,700 shares traded. This represents a 226.98% increase from its 52 Week Low.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is -33 at $448.63, with 2,571,879 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".
VALE S.A. (VALE) is +0.3215 at $17.08, with 2,020,444 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.
USA Rare Earth, Inc. (USAR) is -2.279 at $22.90, with 1,926,780 shares traded.USAR is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 2/5/2026, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec2025. The consensus earnings per share forecast is -0.12 per share, which represents a 99,900 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago
ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW) is -11.441 at $118.18, with 1,266,279 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NOW is in the "buy range".
Nokia Corporation (NOK) is -0.4301 at $6.39, with 1,190,356 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Nokia Bags Deal to Deploy 4G & 5G Network in Indonesia
Redwire Corporation (RDW) is +0.3516 at $13.64, with 1,174,164 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for RDW is in the "buy range".
SAP SE (SAP) is -39.06 at $197.05, with 1,095,770 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SAP is in the "buy range".
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

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