Vale(VALE) ZACKS·2025-02-20 00:20Company Performance - VALE S.A. closed at 0.53, a decrease of 5.36% compared to the same quarter last year [2] - Quarterly revenue is anticipated to be $10.08 billion, down 22.81% from the previous year [2] Analyst Estimates - Recent changes to analyst estimates for VALE S.A. reflect short-term business trends, with positive revisions indicating analyst optimism about the company's profitability [3] - The Zacks Rank system, which assesses these estimate changes, indicates that revisions correlate with stock price performance [4] Zacks Rank and Valuation - VALE S.A. currently holds a Zacks Rank of 3 (Hold), with a 0.33% rise in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate over the past month [5] - The company is trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 5.3, slightly above the industry average of 5.27, and has a PEG ratio of 0.3, matching the industry average [6] Industry Context - The Mining - Iron industry, part of the Basic Materials sector, holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 90, placing it in the top 36% of over 250 industries [7] - Research indicates that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1 [7]