VALE, US91912E1055

UBS cuts target to USD 14.50 for Vale stock

Published on 10/27/2026 at 17:11 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Results are due October 29, 2026 after market close. Vale stock costs EUR 10.58 on October 27, 2026, minus 0.66 percent versus the Frankfurt close.

UBS changes its target

UBS cut Vale's target from USD 15.00 to USD 14.50 on October 21, 2026.
Third-quarter results are scheduled for October 29, 2026 after market close.
Vale stock costs EUR 10.58 at Lang & Schwarz on October 27, 2026, 0.66 percent below the Frankfurt close of October 26, 2026.
Second-quarter revenue was USD 10.24 billion versus USD 10.47 billion consensus.

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Vale (ISIN US91912E1055) faces a lower UBS target ahead of its third-quarter results. MarketBeat reported on October 21, 2026 that UBS Group cut its target from USD 15.00 to USD 14.50 while keeping a neutral rating. At USD 11.80 on October 27, 2026 at 12:09 p.m. EDT, the target stood 22.88 percent above the primary-market price. Vale was trading at EUR 10.58 at Lang & Schwarz on October 27, 2026 at 5:05 p.m. CEST, 0.66 percent below the Frankfurt close of October 26, 2026 at EUR 10.65.

What does the target cut mean?

The UBS change leaves a lower upside calculation but does not remove a positive gap to the current NYSE quotation. The USD 14.50 target is 22.88 percent above USD 11.80, using the October 27, 2026 primary-market quote. Vale's US listing is NYSE: VALE, and the company is a Brazil-based producer of iron ore, nickel and copper, according to its company profile.

Results arrive October 29

Vale scheduled its third-quarter 2026 results for October 29, 2026 after the market close, with the conference call set for October 30, 2026. The coming release will be the next major company date for investors following the second-quarter report.

The second-quarter numbers provide the latest reported comparison. Vale recorded revenue of USD 10.24 billion and diluted earnings per share of USD 0.31 for the period ended June 30, 2026. MarketBeat reported revenue consensus of USD 10.47 billion and earnings-per-share consensus of USD 0.46, putting revenue 2.20 percent below expectations and earnings per share 32.61 percent below consensus.

Vale trades near its yearly low

Vale's USD 11.80 primary-market price on October 27, 2026 stood 2.79 percent above the 52-week low of USD 11.48 and 34.22 percent below the 52-week high of USD 17.94. The same quote showed a market capitalization of USD 50.2 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.61 and volume of 25,434,187 shares. The Frankfurt-linked euro quotation was lower than the previous German close by EUR 0.07.

Valuation and company dates

The UBS target remains below the average USD 16.71 target from nine analysts listed by Aries on October 21, 2026. That average was 41.61 percent above the USD 11.80 primary-market price, while the UBS target was more cautious. Vale's next scheduled result is the October 29 release, followed by the October 30 conference call.

Stock price and trading context

For investors, the immediate comparison is between the lowered UBS target and Vale's proximity to its 52-week low. The target discussion points to a company-specific valuation question, while the October 29 results will provide the next reported operating figures.

Vale was trading at EUR 10.58 at Lang & Schwarz on October 27, 2026 at 5:05 p.m. CEST, 0.66 percent below the Frankfurt close of October 26, 2026 at EUR 10.65. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Vale stock.