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title: "New Buy Rating for Vale SA (VALE), the Basic Materials Giant"
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description: "Jefferies analyst Chris LaFemina has reiterated a Buy rating on Vale SA (VALE) with a price target of $21.00. LaFemina, who focuses on the Basic Materials sector, has an average return of 14.6% and a 54.95% success rate on his stock recommendations. Additionally, Bank of America Securities also issued a Buy rating for Vale SA, while Barclays maintained a Hold rating."
datetime: "2026-04-30T13:47:04.000Z"
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# New Buy Rating for Vale SA (VALE), the Basic Materials Giant

Jefferies analyst Chris LaFemina reiterated a Buy rating on Vale SA today and set a price target of $21.00.

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LaFemina covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Freeport-McMoRan, Rio Tinto, and Vale SA. According to TipRanks, LaFemina has an average return of 14.6% and a 54.95% success rate on recommended stocks.

In addition to Jefferies, Vale SA also received a Buy from Bank of America Securities’s Caio Ribeiro in a report issued yesterday. However, today, Barclays maintained a Hold rating on Vale SA (NYSE: VALE).

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