# Vale (VALE) — Analyst Forecast

VALE · NYSE · Stock

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## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hold | 12 | 15 | 0 | 27 |

## Price target

| Low | Average | High | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $12.50 | $16.06 | $22.00 | 8 |

Last price $13.02 (as of Oct 15, 2026).

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $15.00 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | $22.00 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | $15.00 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | RBC Capital | Maintained | Sector Perform | $16.00 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Bernstein | Maintained | Market Perform | $12.50 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | B of A Securities | Downgraded | Buy → Neutral | $16.00 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $17.00 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Goldman Sachs | Downgraded | Buy → Neutral | $16.00 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Scotiabank | Maintained | Sector Perform | $16.00 |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $15.00 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Downgraded | Overweight → Equal-Weight | $16.50 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | $21.00 |
| May 27, 2026 | Scotiabank | Maintained | Sector Perform | $18.00 |
| May 22, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | $19.50 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $16.00 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Barclays | Downgraded | Overweight → Equal-Weight | $17.00 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $17.00 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | $18.50 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Overweight | $19.50 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | B of A Securities | Upgraded | Neutral → Buy | $19.00 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the price target for VALE stock?

The average 12-month analyst price target for Vale (VALE) is $16.06, with a high estimate of $22.00 and a low of $12.50, across 8 analysts.

### Is VALE a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering Vale currently average a Hold rating: 12 buy, 15 hold and 0 sell, from 27 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What upside do analysts see for VALE?

The average price target of $16.06 implies 23.37% upside from the last price of $13.02.

### What is the latest analyst rating on VALE?

On Oct 13, 2026, Barclays maintained Vale at Equal-Weight with a price target of $15.00.

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