Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich decreased its holdings in Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM – Free Report) by 10.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 55,887 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 6,247 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich’s holdings in Newmont were worth $5,580,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Apella Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Newmont by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 2,198 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $219,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Newmont by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,849 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $684,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Novem Group increased its stake in shares of Newmont by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Novem Group now owns 2,487 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $248,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Norden Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Newmont by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 12,367 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,235,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Coston McIsaac & Partners increased its stake in shares of Newmont by 28.6% in the fourth quarter. Coston McIsaac & Partners now owns 450 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.85% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several brokerages recently commented on NEM. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reduced their price objective on shares of Newmont from $177.00 to $176.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Newmont from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Argus boosted their price objective on shares of Newmont from $94.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Newmont from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, Macquarie Infrastructure boosted their price objective on shares of Newmont from $130.00 to $133.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $142.51.
Newmont Trading Down 6.4%
Shares of Newmont stock opened at $108.93 on Friday. Newmont Corporation has a 1 year low of $48.61 and a 1 year high of $134.88. The firm has a market cap of $116.29 billion, a PE ratio of 14.13, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 2.44 and a quick ratio of 2.17. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $111.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $107.04.
Newmont (NYSE:NEM – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The basic materials company reported $2.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.07 by $0.83. Newmont had a net margin of 33.87% and a return on equity of 27.84%. The business had revenue of $7.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.83 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.25 earnings per share. Newmont’s revenue for the quarter was up 45.8% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Newmont Corporation will post 9.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Newmont Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 27th will be issued a $0.26 dividend. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 27th. Newmont’s payout ratio is presently 13.49%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Newmont
In other news, insider David John Thornton sold 2,296 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.11, for a total value of $252,812.56. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 23,163 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,550,477.93. The trade was a 9.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider David James Fry sold 18,394 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.45, for a total transaction of $2,050,011.30. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 17,147 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,911,033.15. The trade was a 51.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 43,068 shares of company stock valued at $4,769,475. Insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.
Newmont Company Profile
Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM) is a leading global gold mining company engaged in the exploration, development, processing and reclamation of gold properties. The company’s core business centers on the production of gold, with additional byproduct metals produced from its operations. Newmont operates a portfolio of long‑lived mines and development projects, and its activities span the full mine life cycle from early-stage exploration through to mining, milling and closure.
Founded in 1921 and headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, Newmont has grown through organic development and strategic acquisitions.
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