66,190 Aura Minerals Inc. $AUGO Shares Bought by Robeco Schweiz AG

Robeco Schweiz AG grew its holdings in Aura Minerals Inc. (NASDAQ:AUGO – Free Report) by 16.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 473,190 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 66,190 shares during the quarter. Robeco Schweiz AG owned approximately 0.56% of Aura Minerals worth $37,231,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Aura Minerals by 42.5% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 977,212 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,740,000 after purchasing an additional 291,623 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC acquired a new stake in Aura Minerals during the 1st quarter valued at $50,378,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in Aura Minerals by 125.1% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 321,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,241,000 after buying an additional 178,730 shares during the last quarter. Andra AP fonden purchased a new position in Aura Minerals during the second quarter worth $10,550,000. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its position in Aura Minerals by 145.7% during the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 129,709 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,206,000 after buying an additional 76,910 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on AUGO shares. Zacks Research raised Aura Minerals from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Aura Minerals from $104.50 to $91.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Aura Minerals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, October 18th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Aura Minerals from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. Finally, Scotiabank initiated coverage on shares of Aura Minerals in a research note on Thursday, September 17th. They issued a “sector outperform” rating and a $110.00 target price for the company. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Aura Minerals has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $86.95.

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Insider Transactions at Aura Minerals

In related news, COO Glauber Luvizotto sold 64,713 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.20, for a total value of $5,189,982.60. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 224,515 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,006,103. This trade represents a 22.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Mauad Sousa sold 280,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.67, for a total transaction of $22,867,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 168,765 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,783,037.55. The trade was a 62.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have bought 263,011 shares of company stock valued at $22,662,070 and have sold 1,568,065 shares valued at $133,318,052.

Aura Minerals Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of AUGO opened at $78.07 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $84.87 and a two-hundred day moving average of $76.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 1.06. The company has a market capitalization of $6.54 billion, a PE ratio of 22.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.22 and a beta of 0.48. Aura Minerals Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $29.11 and a fifty-two week high of $110.32.

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The company reported $2.57 EPS for the quarter. Aura Minerals had a return on equity of 103.62% and a net margin of 23.18%. The firm had revenue of $335.97 million during the quarter. As a group, analysts forecast that Aura Minerals Inc. will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

Aura Minerals Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 18th were issued a $0.72 dividend. This is a negative change from Aura Minerals’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 18th. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. Aura Minerals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 81.36%.

Aura Minerals Company Profile

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Aura Minerals Inc is a mining company focused on the exploration, development, and operation of gold, copper, and other precious and base-metal properties in the Americas. The company’s activities span the full mining life cycle, including resource evaluation, mine development, production, processing, and exploration for additional mineral deposits.

Aura’s portfolio has included the Aranzazu copper-gold-silver mine in Zacatecas, Mexico; the San Andrés gold mine in Honduras; and gold operations in Brazil, including the Almas and São Francisco mines.

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