Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Vale (VALE)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Vale (NYSE: VALE) in the last few weeks:

• 11/3/2026 – Vale had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $15.00 to $13.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 11/2/2026 – Vale had its price target lowered by Freedom Broker from $12.00 to $9.50. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/2/2026 – Vale had its price target lowered by UBS Group from $14.50 to $13.50. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 11/2/2026 – Vale had its price target lowered by Barclays from $15.00 to $14.50. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Vale was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 10/21/2026 – Vale had its price target lowered by UBS Group from $15.00 to $14.50. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – Vale was upgraded by Scotiabank from “sector perform” to “sector outperform”. They now have a $16.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – Vale was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 10/16/2026 – Vale was given a new $15.00 price target by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft.
• 10/13/2026 – Vale had its price target lowered by Barclays from $17.00 to $15.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/7/2026 – Vale was given a new $15.50 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 10/2/2026 – Vale had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 9/30/2026 – Vale had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $21.00 to $22.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/29/2026 – Vale had its price target lowered by UBS Group from $16.50 to $15.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/29/2026 – Vale was upgraded by UBS Group to “hold”.
• 9/16/2026 – Vale had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $15.00 to $16.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 9/9/2026 – Vale had its price target raised by Sanford C. Bernstein from $12.00 to $12.50. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 9/7/2026 – Vale was upgraded by Zacks Research from “strong sell” to “hold”.

Vale Price Performance

VALE opened at $11.45 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $51.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.31 and a beta of 0.50. Vale S.A. has a 1 year low of $10.96 and a 1 year high of $17.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $13.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $15.19.

Vale (NYSE:VALE) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The basic materials company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.09). Vale had a return on equity of 16.54% and a net margin of 1.64%. The firm had revenue of $10.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.45 billion. Analysts forecast that Vale S.A. will post 1.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vale SA is a Brazil-based global mining and logistics company best known for producing iron ore and iron ore pellets, key raw materials used in steelmaking. The company also produces nickel, copper, manganese ore, coal and other mineral products, with operations spanning exploration, extraction, processing and transportation.

Vale operates an extensive logistics network that includes railways, ports and maritime transportation systems, primarily supporting the movement of minerals from its production sites to domestic and international customers.