Shares of Basic Materials sector company VALE moved 0.9% today, and are now trading at a price of $13.82. The large-cap stock's daily volume was 4,557,646 compared to its average volume of 22,918,003. The S&P 500 index returned a -0.0% performance.
22 analysts are following VALE and have set target prices ranging from $12.5 to $20.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, VALE is trading -18.58% away from its average analyst target price of $16.98 per share.
Over the last year, VALE shares have gone down by -7.9%, which represents a difference of -19.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $19.31 per share and its 52 week low is $11.72. Although VALE's average free cash flow over the last 4 years has been $11.25 Billion, they have been decreasing at an average rate of -7.9%. For this reason, investors may continue to shun the stock.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cashflow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-31 | 11,485,000 | -5,446,000 | 6,039,000 | -70.75 |
| 2021-12-31 | 25,679,000 | -5,033,000 | 20,646,000 | 108.71 |
| 2020-12-31 | 14,322,000 | -4,430,000 | 9,892,000 | 17.68 |
| 2019-12-31 | 12,110,000 | -3,704,000 | 8,406,000 | n/a |
