Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. Grows Stake in Valmont Industries, Inc. $VMI

Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) by 27.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 12,155 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 2,600 shares during the period. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. owned 0.06% of Valmont Industries worth $4,713,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Valmont Industries in the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Valmont Industries during the third quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Valmont Industries by 357.1% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 96 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its stake in shares of Valmont Industries by 93.9% in the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 128 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Valmont Industries by 223.4% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 152 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.84% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VMI has been the topic of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Valmont Industries in a research note on Monday, December 29th. DA Davidson lifted their price target on shares of Valmont Industries from $415.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Valmont Industries from $480.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Valmont Industries from $492.00 to $501.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $487.00.

Valmont Industries Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of VMI opened at $471.53 on Friday. Valmont Industries, Inc. has a twelve month low of $250.07 and a twelve month high of $487.58. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $437.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $408.12. The company has a market cap of $9.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.03 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a current ratio of 2.35, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49.

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The industrial products company reported $4.92 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.95 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.04 billion. Valmont Industries had a return on equity of 23.82% and a net margin of 8.53%.Valmont Industries’s quarterly revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.84 earnings per share. Valmont Industries has set its FY 2026 guidance at 20.500-23.500 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Valmont Industries, Inc. will post 18.07 EPS for the current year.

Valmont Industries Profile

Valmont Industries, Inc (NYSE: VMI) is a diversified industrial manufacturer specializing in infrastructure and agricultural products. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, the company engages in the design, production and distribution of engineered products that support water management, power transmission, lighting and traffic infrastructure. Valmont’s solutions range from center-pivot and lateral-move irrigation systems to utility poles, transmission towers, lighting structures and highway traffic signal support structures.

The company operates through several core business segments.