Here Are Some Essential Facts About VALE

By Kim Brooks • Monday, August 07 15:04 • Permanent Link

Join us for a quick overview of VALE, a company whose shares moved 0.4% today. Here are some facts about the stock that should help you see the bigger picture:

VALE has an average analyst rating of buy and is -15.75% away from its mean target price of $16.48 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $3.1
VALE has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 4.5
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $2.36 and its forward P/E ratio is 5.9
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.54
VALE is part of the Basic Materials sector
VALE has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -85.0% and gross profit margins of 0.4%
The company has a free cash flow of $5.33 Billion, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
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.

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