Projected Target Price for VLU Analyst: $223
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Sep 26 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
ETF Target Price Analysis: The SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF (VLU) has an implied analyst target price of $223.30, indicating a potential upside of 10.40% from its current trading price of $202.27.
Notable Holdings with Upside: Key underlying holdings of VLU, such as Extreme Networks Inc (EXTR), Sanmina Corp (SANM), and Travel + Leisure Co (TNL), show significant upside potential based on analyst target prices, with expected increases of 11.98%, 11.66%, and 11.08% respectively.
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Analyst Views on SANM
Wall Street analysts forecast SANM stock price to rise
1 Analyst Rating
0 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Hold
Current: 131.390
Low
180.00
Averages
180.00
High
180.00
Current: 131.390
Low
180.00
Averages
180.00
High
180.00
About SANM
Sanmina Corporation is a global provider of integrated manufacturing solutions, components, products and repair, logistics and after-market services. It provides end-to-end manufacturing solutions, delivering support to original equipment manufacturers in the industrial, medical, defense and aerospace, automotive, communications networks and cloud infrastructure markets. Its operations are managed in two businesses: Integrated Manufacturing Solutions (IMS) and Components, Products and Services (CPS). IMS segment consists of printed circuit board assembly and test, high-level assembly and test and direct-order-fulfillment. CPS includes advanced printed circuit boards, backplanes and backplane assemblies, cable assemblies, fabricated metal parts, precision machined parts and plastic injected molded parts. Its products include optical, radio frequency and microelectronic design and manufacturing services, multi-chip package memory solutions, high-performance storage platforms and others.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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