Xponance LLC Purchases 9,311 Shares of Newmont Corporation $NEM

Xponance LLC grew its position in shares of Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEMFree Report) by 4.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 200,445 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,311 shares during the quarter. Xponance LLC’s holdings in Newmont were worth $20,014,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Newmont by 15.7% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 13,606 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $506,000 after buying an additional 1,847 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its position in Newmont by 40.7% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 96,182 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $4,644,000 after purchasing an additional 27,813 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Newmont in the second quarter worth $240,000. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in Newmont by 108.9% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 125,355 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $7,303,000 after purchasing an additional 65,342 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in Newmont by 8.5% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 48,982 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,854,000 after purchasing an additional 3,856 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.85% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on NEM shares. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Newmont from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $121.00 to $157.00 in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Scotiabank cut their price objective on Newmont from $152.00 to $151.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on Newmont from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Argus upped their price target on Newmont from $94.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Newmont from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Newmont presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $142.26.

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Newmont Price Performance

Shares of NYSE NEM opened at $97.52 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $104.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a quick ratio of 2.17, a current ratio of 2.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $111.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $110.05. Newmont Corporation has a twelve month low of $54.14 and a twelve month high of $134.88.

Newmont (NYSE:NEMGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The basic materials company reported $2.90 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.07 by $0.83. The business had revenue of $7.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.83 billion. Newmont had a return on equity of 27.84% and a net margin of 33.87%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 45.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.25 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Newmont Corporation will post 9.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Newmont Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 22nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 27th will be given a dividend of $0.26 per share. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 27th. Newmont’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.49%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Newmont

In related news, CEO Natascha Viljoen sold 3,882 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.32, for a total transaction of $408,852.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 142,999 shares in the company, valued at $15,060,654.68. This trade represents a 2.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider David John Thornton sold 2,296 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.11, for a total value of $252,812.56. Following the transaction, the insider owned 23,163 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,550,477.93. The trade was a 9.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 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. Insiders sold 49,950 shares of company stock worth $5,494,288 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Newmont Company Profile

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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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