VALE S. A.

(NYSE:VALE) most recently reported an actual EPS for the quarter of -$2.35 for the period ending on 2016-03-31. Before the release, street analysts polled by JBVEF NEWS Research group had a consensus quarterly Diluted Normalized EPS estimate of -$0.47 in 2015-12-31. The diluted EPS Excluding Extraordinary Items is standing at -$1.66 deriving room for more beneficiary growth in the future. The gap between the numbers resulted in a surprise factor of -9.50%. The company’s present impact score is -90.5. A stock may be more likely to see movement on reported news with a higher impact score. According to Beta Research, the stock currently has a news sentiment score of 1.72. On a scale between 1 and -1, a negative score tends to portray a challenging view of company results by news outlets. The opposite is the case for a positive sentiment score.

Taking a quick look at where the stock might be headed, analysts have a consensus price target of $21.888 on the shares. The most bullish brokerage firm has a $28 target, while the most bearish sees the stock headed towards $6.34. This is according to the 6 estimates taken into consideration by JBVEF NEWS Researchers.

In terms of Buy/Sell recommendations, analysts have a consensus rating of 3. This is according to a simplified scale where 1 represents a Strong Buy and 5 a Strong Sell recommendation. There were 4 recommendations taking into account in order to arrive at this number. Of the 4, 2 have a Strong Buy rating and 1 rating it a Buy.

For the upcoming quarter, early predictions are anticipating that the company will post earnings of –$0.45 per share.