Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Valmont Industries (VMI)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Valmont Industries (NYSE: VMI):

• 7/22/2026 – Valmont Industries had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $600.00 to $620.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – Valmont Industries was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 7/20/2026 – Valmont Industries had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $645.00 to $678.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/18/2026 – Valmont Industries was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
• 6/27/2026 – Valmont Industries was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
• 6/26/2026 – Valmont Industries was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 6/17/2026 – Valmont Industries had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $541.00 to $645.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/17/2026 – Valmont Industries had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $520.00 to $600.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/11/2026 – Valmont Industries was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 5/31/2026 – Valmont Industries was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
• 5/28/2026 – Valmont Industries was given a new $600.00 price target by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

Valmont Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 26th were paid a $0.77 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 26th. This represents a $3.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Valmont Industries’s payout ratio is 17.10%.

Insider Activity at Valmont Industries

In other news, Director Mogens C. Bay sold 17,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $492.34, for a total transaction of $8,615,950.00. Following the sale, the director owned 112,309 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $55,294,213.06. This represents a 13.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.42% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.