Portfolio Grader currently ranks Vale SA (NYSE:VALE) a Buy. The system for fundamental and quantitative metrics used in this analytical tool, developed by Louis Navellier researches and ranks nearly 5,000 stocks each week. The current overall Portfolio Grader recommendation on the shares has changed twice in the past month, which represents a greater level of change than is typical.

Vale SA (NYSE:VALE) ranks in the top 10% of its industry group, Metals & Mining, and in the top 10% of its sector group, Materials, with a market value of $53.5 billion. From an investment attractiveness vantage point, VALE is ranked in the top half of the sector with a ranking of 99 among the 266 companies in the sector; Portfolio Grader's current ranking for VALE puts it 48 among the 123 companies in this industry group, placing it in the top half and number 1,737 in the 5000 company Portfolio Grader company universe.

Vale SA (NYSE:VALE) is ranked as a Buy using the methodology of Louis Navellier for investing and his Portfolio Grader stock evaluator. VALE has been upgraded from a Hold to a Buy in the last week.

The current recommendation of Buy for Vale SA (NYSE:VALE) is computed using the stock evaluator from Portfolio Grader, which incorporates Louis Navellier's investing methodology. VALE has been upgraded from a Hold to a Buy in the last week.

Vale SA (NYSE:VALE) is ranked as a Hold using Louis Navellier's Portfolio Grader stock evaluator, which incorporates his investing methodology. This represents no change from the previous week and is the same ranking VALE has had from Portfolio Grader for the last month.

The current recommendation of Hold for Vale SA (NYSE:VALE) is the result of using the Portfolio Grader stock evaluator of Louis Navellier, which incorporates his investing methodology. The current overall Portfolio Grader recommendation on the shares has changed twice in the past month, which represents a greater level of change than is typical.