Mauad Bruno Sousa Sells 54,991 Shares of Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) Stock

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Sep 14th, 2026

Aura Minerals Inc. (NASDAQ:AUGO – Get Free Report) Director Mauad Sousa sold 54,991 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.40, for a total transaction of $4,806,213.40. Following the sale, the director owned 70,040 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,121,496. This represents a 43.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Mauad Bruno Sousa also recently made the following trade(s):

On Wednesday, September 9th, Mauad Sousa sold 53,627 shares of Aura Minerals stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.61, for a total transaction of $4,644,634.47.
On Tuesday, September 1st, Mauad Sousa bought 1 shares of Aura Minerals stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $81.10 per share, with a total value of $81.10.
On Monday, August 31st, Mauad Sousa sold 127,500 shares of Aura Minerals stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.20, for a total value of $10,353,000.00.
On Monday, August 31st, Mauad Sousa purchased 10 shares of Aura Minerals stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $79.89 per share, with a total value of $798.90.
On Friday, August 28th, Mauad Sousa sold 157,500 shares of Aura Minerals stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.73, for a total value of $13,659,975.00.
On Friday, August 28th, Mauad Sousa bought 252,000 shares of Aura Minerals stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $86.48 per share, for a total transaction of $21,792,960.00.
On Monday, August 24th, Mauad Sousa sold 120,757 shares of Aura Minerals stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.45, for a total value of $10,680,956.65.
On Friday, August 21st, Mauad Sousa sold 222,652 shares of Aura Minerals stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.11, for a total transaction of $19,617,867.72.
On Thursday, August 20th, Mauad Sousa sold 125,000 shares of Aura Minerals stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.00, for a total transaction of $10,750,000.00.
On Wednesday, August 19th, Mauad Sousa sold 280,000 shares of Aura Minerals stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.67, for a total transaction of $22,867,600.00.

Aura Minerals Stock Down 0.9%

AUGO traded down $0.78 on Monday, hitting $86.30. The company had a trading volume of 1,471,982 shares, compared to its average volume of 988,293. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $70.65 and a 200-day simple moving average of $75.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.38 and a beta of 0.28. Aura Minerals Inc. has a 52-week low of $29.11 and a 52-week high of $110.32.

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The company reported $2.57 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $335.97 million for the quarter. Aura Minerals had a return on equity of 103.62% and a net margin of 23.18%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Aura Minerals Inc. will post 5.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Aura Minerals Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 18th were issued a $0.72 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 18th. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. Aura Minerals’s dividend payout ratio is 81.36%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on AUGO shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Aura Minerals from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 7th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Aura Minerals from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of 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 cut shares of Aura Minerals from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, September 6th. Finally, Santander downgraded shares of Aura Minerals from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Aura Minerals has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $79.27.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on Aura Minerals

Institutional Trading of Aura Minerals

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Tidal Investments LLC raised its holdings in Aura Minerals by 56.7% in the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 13,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $838,000 after buying an additional 4,816 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP bought a new stake in shares of Aura Minerals during the second quarter valued at approximately $446,000. Absolute Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. raised its holdings in Aura Minerals by 1,379.1% in the 2nd quarter. Absolute Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. now owns 55,467 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,492,000 after acquiring an additional 51,717 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System purchased a new position in Aura Minerals in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $86,494,000. Finally, Triumph Capital Management lifted its position in Aura Minerals by 32.4% in the 2nd quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 596 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares in the last quarter.

Aura Minerals Company Profile

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Aura Minerals Inc is a mining company focused on the exploration, development, and production of precious and base metals. Its operations primarily produce gold, with copper and silver recovered as additional products from certain deposits. The company sells its output in the form of gold doré and metal concentrates.

Aura’s operating portfolio includes the Almas and Apoena gold operations in Brazil, the Aranzazu copper-gold-silver mine in Mexico, and the San Andrés gold mine in Honduras.