Valmont Industries, Inc. $VMI Stock Position Cut by Copeland Capital Management LLC

Copeland Capital Management LLC lessened its position in shares of Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) by 5.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 210,433 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 11,721 shares during the quarter. Valmont Industries accounts for 1.9% of Copeland Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Copeland Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Valmont Industries were worth $84,662,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VMI. Millennium Management LLC increased its position in Valmont Industries by 225.1% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 67,630 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $19,300,000 after acquiring an additional 46,825 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in Valmont Industries by 8.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 59,127 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $16,873,000 after acquiring an additional 4,676 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Valmont Industries during the first quarter valued at $265,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its position in Valmont Industries by 3.8% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 72,511 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $20,692,000 after acquiring an additional 2,639 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in Valmont Industries by 223.4% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 152 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.84% of the company’s stock.

Key Valmont Industries News

Here are the key news stories impacting Valmont Industries this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat estimates: VMI reported EPS and revenue above consensus, with ~6% year-over-year revenue growth driven by utility/infrastructure demand and raised full-year EPS guidance — a primary driver of the stock move. Valmont Industries’ Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates, Rise Y/Y
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade/price-target boost: Stifel raised its price target to $541 and kept a Buy rating, providing additional analyst support and signaling upside to investors. Stifel Nicolaus price target raise
• Positive Sentiment: Market reaction: Coverage notes the stock gapped up after the earnings beat, reflecting immediate investor enthusiasm for the print and outlook. Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) Shares Gap Up Following Better-Than-Expected Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Longer-term thematic tailwinds highlighted: Coverage points to VMI benefiting from infrastructure spending and “AI” related infrastructure demand plus an eventual agriculture upcycle — supports durability of revenue and pricing power. 1 Stock Is Powering the AI Boom and the Next Farm Supercycle
• Positive Sentiment: Investor Day scheduled for June 16, 2026: Management will present strategy and outlook in NYC — an event that could provide further clarity on margins, capital allocation and medium-term targets. Valmont Industries, Inc. to Host Investor Day on June 16, 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call coverage and transcript provide detail: Analysts and transcripts highlight strong utility sales, pricing power and margin commentary — useful for digging into the sustainability of the beat but largely confirmatory. Valmont (VMI) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Press/analysis deep dives summarize drivers: Additional write-ups (Yahoo/MSN) review the same demand/pricing themes and provide color for investors doing further due diligence. Valmont Industries Inc (VMI) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights

Valmont Industries Stock Performance

NYSE:VMI opened at $494.59 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $428.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $422.75. Valmont Industries, Inc. has a 52-week low of $286.50 and a 52-week high of $496.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 2.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.67 billion, a PE ratio of 27.46 and a beta of 1.24.

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The industrial products company reported $5.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.72 by $0.79. Valmont Industries had a return on equity of 24.94% and a net margin of 8.91%.The business had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $994.85 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.32 earnings per share. Valmont Industries’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that Valmont Industries, Inc. will post 22.27 EPS for the current year.

Valmont Industries Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 27th were issued a dividend of $0.77 per share. This is a boost from Valmont Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. This represents a $3.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 27th. Valmont Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.10%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Valmont Industries from $480.00 to $510.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Valmont Industries in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Wall Street Zen cut Valmont Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Valmont Industries from $497.00 to $541.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, DA Davidson upped their price objective on Valmont Industries from $415.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $500.33.

Valmont Industries Company 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.