FY2025 EPS Estimates for Orla Mining Boosted by Analyst

Orla Mining Ltd. (NYSEAMERICAN:ORLA) – Scotiabank boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Orla Mining in a report released on Friday, January 30th. Scotiabank analyst O. Habib now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.81 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.78. Scotiabank has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Orla Mining’s current full-year earnings is $0.24 per share.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. CIBC reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Orla Mining in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Orla Mining in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Natl Bk Canada raised shares of Orla Mining to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. National Bankshares assumed coverage on shares of Orla Mining in a research note on Monday, January 12th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Orla Mining in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $27.00.

Orla Mining Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEAMERICAN ORLA opened at $14.87 on Monday. Orla Mining has a 12-month low of $6.02 and a 12-month high of $20.05. The company has a market cap of $5.06 billion, a PE ratio of 114.39 and a beta of 0.30. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $14.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.19. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

Orla Mining Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Investors of record on Monday, January 12th will be given a $0.015 dividend. This represents a $0.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 12th. Orla Mining’s dividend payout ratio is -599.40%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORLA. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in Orla Mining by 99.1% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,208,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,031,000 after purchasing an additional 601,500 shares in the last quarter. Triasima Portfolio Management inc. bought a new stake in shares of Orla Mining during the third quarter worth $2,303,000. Merrion Investment Management Co LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Orla Mining in the second quarter valued at $355,000. Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Orla Mining in the third quarter valued at $3,557,000. Finally, CWA Asset Management Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Orla Mining by 22.9% in the third quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 3,126,430 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,765,000 after buying an additional 582,789 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 43.04% of the company’s stock.

Orla Mining Company Profile

Orla Mining is a Canada-based mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing gold and silver projects in the Americas. Its flagship asset is the Cerro Quema oxide gold-silver project in Panama, where the company holds approximately 13,000 hectares of mineral concessions. Through feasibility studies and pilot plant testing, Orla has demonstrated the potential of heap leach processing at Cerro Quema, positioning the asset for transition into construction and production phases.

In addition to Cerro Quema, Orla Mining expanded its portfolio in early 2023 with the acquisition of the Gold Springs project located along the Utah–Nevada border in the United States.