Natixis Advisors LLC Has $43.33 Million Holdings in Valmont Industries, Inc. $VMI

Natixis Advisors LLC grew its position in Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) by 19.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 111,757 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,371 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Valmont Industries were worth $43,332,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VMI. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Valmont Industries in the 2nd quarter worth about $77,860,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Valmont Industries by 83.5% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 390,615 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $127,563,000 after purchasing an additional 177,749 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Valmont Industries by 258.6% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 129,192 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $42,190,000 after purchasing an additional 93,163 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Valmont Industries by 179.6% during the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 117,342 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $38,320,000 after purchasing an additional 75,377 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of Valmont Industries by 35.1% in the third quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 253,735 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $98,381,000 after buying an additional 65,970 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on VMI shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Valmont Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Valmont Industries in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Valmont Industries from $492.00 to $501.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Valmont Industries from $480.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, DA Davidson raised their target price on Valmont Industries from $415.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Valmont Industries has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $487.00.

Valmont Industries Trading Up 1.3%

NYSE:VMI opened at $429.45 on Tuesday. Valmont Industries, Inc. has a 52 week low of $250.07 and a 52 week high of $487.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 2.35. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $445.80 and its 200-day moving average is $414.51. The firm has a market cap of $8.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.53 and a beta of 1.19.

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The industrial products company reported $4.92 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.95 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.84 EPS. Valmont Industries has set its FY 2026 guidance at 20.500-23.500 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Valmont Industries, Inc. will post 18.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Valmont Industries Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 27th will be given a $0.77 dividend. This is a boost from Valmont Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 27th. This represents a $3.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Valmont Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 16.17%.

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.