Join us for a quick overview of VALE, a Industrial Metals & Mining company whose shares moved -0.1% today. Here are some facts about the stock that should help you see the bigger picture:
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VALE has moved -2.7% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 16.5%
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VALE has an average analyst rating of buy and is -18.18% away from its mean target price of $12.11 per share
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Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $1.22
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VALE has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.1 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $2.05 and its forward P/E ratio is 4.8
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.2 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
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VALE is part of the Basic Materials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 20.25 and an average P/B of 2.31
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VALE has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -17.0% and gross profit margins of 0.3%
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The company has a free cash flow of $-2812499968, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
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Vale S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces iron ore and nickel in Asia, the Americas, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Iron Solutions and Energy Transition Materials segments. The company extracts, produces, and distributes iron ore, iron ore pellets, briquettes, and other ferrous products; and operates mining complexes, railways, maritime terminals, and ports for the transportation of its products. It also produces nickel, copper, cobalt, and by-products, such as gold, silver, cobalt, platinum group metals, and other precious metals. In addition, the company engages in greenfield mineral exploration; invests in energy businesses through renewable sources; research; trading; and pelletizing plant. It exports its products. 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.
