MA Financial holds AUD 7.90 target for Vault Minerals stock
Published on 10/20/2026 at 19:03 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSAnalyst target and merger date
- MA Financial Group maintained an AUD 7.90 target on October 16, 2026.
- June-quarter revenue reached AUD 1.11 billion versus AUD 753.34 million a year earlier.
- Vault Minerals stock cost EUR 3.60 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 6:59 p.m. CEST, down 1.34 percent on the ASX.
- Shareholders are scheduled to vote on the Genesis Minerals merger on November 11, 2026.
Vault Minerals (AU0000355588) stock has an AUD 7.90 target after Markets Insider reported on October 16, 2026 that MA Financial Group maintained its Buy rating. The firm cited Paul Hissey's research, while the stock was quoted at AUD 5.94 in the report. At Lang & Schwarz, the stock was trading at EUR 3.60 on October 20, 2026 at 6:59 p.m. CEST, down 1.34 percent on the ASX for the day.
Revenue provides the second signal
The latest reported quarter ending June 30, 2026 produced revenue of AUD 1.11 billion and net profit of AUD 313.64 million. Markets Insider compared that revenue with AUD 753.34 million a year earlier and net profit with AUD 117.69 million. The comparison puts the quarter's revenue increase at 47.75 percent and its net profit increase at 166.36 percent.
Stock sits below its yearly high
Vault Minerals last traded at AUD 5.88 on the ASX on October 20, 2026 at 4:10 p.m. AEDT, after reaching AUD 7.17 as its 52-week high and AUD 3.58 as its 52-week low. The ASX quote showed volume of 2,280,479 shares, while the stock fell 1.34 percent from AUD 5.96 during the session.
The euro quote gives German investors a separate trading view, but the home-market figures remain in Australian dollars. Vault Minerals' market capitalization was AUD 6.1 billion and its price-to-earnings ratio was 22.09 on October 20, 2026.
What does the November vote mean?
The next scheduled corporate date is the November 11, 2026 shareholder vote on the proposed Genesis Minerals merger. Middle News reported on October 6, 2026 that the scheme booklet had been registered and that independent expert BDO considered the deal fair and reasonable if no superior offer emerged. The proposed consideration was valued at AUD 6.387 per Vault share under BDO's preferred assumptions.
Comparison with peers
Vault Minerals: down 1.34 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 22.09, market capitalization AUD 6.1 billion, as of October 20, 2026.
Northern Star Resources (ASX, AUD): down 1.68 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 21.22, market capitalization AUD 35.1 billion, as of October 20, 2026.
Evolution Mining (ASX, AUD): down 1.44 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 16.89, market capitalization AUD 25.2 billion, as of October 20, 2026.
Price and investor timetable
The immediate figures combine a 22.09 price-to-earnings ratio with a merger vote less than one month away. The AUD 7.90 analyst target is 34.35 percent above the AUD 5.88 ASX price, while the euro quotation reflects the separate German trading session.
Vault Minerals was trading at EUR 3.60 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 6:59 p.m. CEST, down 1.34 percent on the ASX for the day. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Vault Minerals stock.
Vault Minerals stock facts
- Company: Vault Minerals Limited
- ISIN: AU0000355588
- Ticker: VAU
- Primary exchange: ASX
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 20, 2026, 6:59 p.m. CEST): EUR 3.60
- Daily change on ASX: minus 1.34 percent
- Market capitalization: AUD 6.1 billion (as of October 20, 2026)
- 52-week range: AUD 3.58-7.17 (as of October 20, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Basic Materials / Gold
- Index membership: S&P/ASX 200
Market context: Market report S&P/ASX 200.
