ValeVALE
About: Vale is a large global miner and the world's largest producer of iron ore and pellets. In recent years the company has sold noncore assets such as its fertilizer, coal, and steel operations to concentrate on iron ore, nickel, and copper. Earnings are dominated by the bulk materials division, primarily iron ore and iron ore pellets. The base metals division is much smaller, consisting of nickel mines and smelters along with copper mines producing copper in concentrate. In 2024, Vale sold a minority 10% stake in energy transition metals, its base metals business, likely the first step in separating base metals and iron ore.
Employees: 64,610
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
25% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.42B [Q4 2024] → $6.76B (+$1.34B) [Q1 2025]
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 178 | Existing positions reduced: 148
1.48% more ownership
Funds ownership: 13.44% [Q4 2024] → 14.92% (+1.48%) [Q1 2025]
1% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 77
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 493 [Q4 2024] → 485 (-8) [Q1 2025]
19% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 [Q4 2024] → 13 (-3) [Q1 2025]
36% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $443M | Put options by funds: $688M
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
4 analyst ratings
Barclays Amos Fletcher | 28%upside $13 | Overweight Maintained | 2 Jul 2025 |
CICC | 11%upside $11.30 | Outperform Initiated | 12 May 2025 |
UBS Myles Allsop | 11%downside $9 | Neutral Maintained | 28 Apr 2025 |
RBC Capital Marina Calero | 8%upside $11 | Sector Perform Downgraded | 17 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 12 articles about VALE published over the past 30 days
