Take This Into Account Before Investing in VALE

By Blake Campbell • Monday, August 21 15:04 • Permanent Link

VALE logged a -0.4% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $12.26 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 1.0%. VALE's trading volume is 10,371,705 compared to the stock's average volume of 22,371,861.

VALE trades -25.74% away from its average analyst target price of $16.51 per share. The 23 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $11.7 to $23.0, and on average have given VALE a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying VALE should be aware of the facts below:

VALE's current price is -39.9% below its Graham number of $20.41, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 3.1, VALE has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 4.0 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
VALE has a forward P/E ratio of 5.4 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $2.27 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -0.28 — a number near or below 1 signifying that VALE is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.36 compared to its sector average of 2.08
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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