Vanguard Group Inc. Grows Stake in Ero Copper Corp. $ERO

Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Ero Copper Corp. (NYSE:EROFree Report) by 77.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,546,856 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,112,428 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 2.44% of Ero Copper worth $72,051,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Ero Copper in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in Ero Copper in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $111,000. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in Ero Copper in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $115,000. Shay Capital LLC purchased a new position in Ero Copper in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $202,000. Finally, Versor Investments LP purchased a new position in Ero Copper in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $217,000. 71.30% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ero Copper Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ERO opened at $29.92 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $27.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $27.65. The stock has a market cap of $3.12 billion, a PE ratio of 10.65 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.82. Ero Copper Corp. has a one year low of $12.79 and a one year high of $39.80.

Ero Copper (NYSE:EROGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $263.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $245.51 million. Ero Copper had a return on equity of 29.86% and a net margin of 31.63%. On average, analysts forecast that Ero Copper Corp. will post 3.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ERO has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded Ero Copper from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Raymond James Financial downgraded Ero Copper from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. National Bank Financial raised Ero Copper from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. ATB Cormark Capital Markets raised Ero Copper to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Ero Copper in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ero Copper currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $31.50.

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About Ero Copper

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Ero Copper Corp (NYSE: ERO) is a Canada-based natural resource company focused on the production of copper concentrate from its Brazilian operations. The company’s flagship asset is the Vale do Curaçá mining complex in the state of Bahia, which includes multiple underground mines and a centralized processing facility. Ero Copper’s primary product is copper concentrate, which is sold to smelters and end users around the world.

The Vale do Curaçá complex comprises the Pilar and Surubim underground mines, supported by a fully integrated processing plant.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO)

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