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VMI

Valmont IndustriesB
NYSE / Capital Goods
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
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Current thesis
Primary-source evidence supports a cautious positive view: Q1 showed strong pricing, volume, and margin expansion in Infrastructure, especially North America Utility, and management lifted the low end of 2026 EPS guidance [#8-K-2026-04-21]. The June 16 investor day adds a concrete checkpoint for long-term growth and margin messaging [#PR-2026-04-22].
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Next scheduled catalyst: earnings 2026-07-21 · BMO.
What can break
Agriculture remains soft, with Q1 Agriculture sales down 15.1% and North America demand still pressured by a cautious farm market [#8-K-2026-04-21].
Momentum
77
Value
56
Sentiment
41
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $505.00 · Bull $560.00 · Bear $430.00
Earnings
2026-07-21 · BMO
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-04-28 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade B · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $611.25
Why
Momentum77 · Δ7d +5.9
Value56 · Δ7d +0.6
Sentiment41 · Δ7d -0.6
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
77
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+5.9
Δ21d
-4.4
Value
56
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.6
Δ21d
+0.6
Sentiment
41
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.6
Δ21d
+4.2
Why this grade

Composite grade B. Momentum 77.4 / Value 55.7 / Sentiment 40.6

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-17
Market Cap
$10.32B
Beta
1.22
Shares Out
19.41M
P/E (TTM)
36.0
P/S (TTM)
2.01
P/FCF (TTM)
23.04
Rev YoY
+6.2%
EPS YoY
+27.5%
Gross Margin
+30.4%
Op Margin
+10.1%
Net Debt
$760.35M
Current Ratio
2.38
As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology