Raymond James Has Pessimistic Outlook of AEM Q1 Earnings

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE:AEM) (TSE:AEM) – Investment analysts at Raymond James dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Agnico Eagle Mines in a report released on Tuesday, March 4th. Raymond James analyst F. Hamed now expects that the mining company will post earnings of $0.97 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.13. Raymond James has a “Outperform” rating and a $105.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Agnico Eagle Mines’ current full-year earnings is $4.63 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Agnico Eagle Mines’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.98 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.88 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on AEM. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from $85.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. TD Securities dropped their target price on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from $108.00 to $106.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Scotiabank boosted their target price on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from $96.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.78.

Agnico Eagle Mines Price Performance

Shares of Agnico Eagle Mines stock opened at $98.85 on Friday. Agnico Eagle Mines has a twelve month low of $53.94 and a twelve month high of $101.45. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $90.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $85.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.10.

Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) (TSE:AEM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The mining company reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.70 by ($0.44). Agnico Eagle Mines had a return on equity of 10.45% and a net margin of 22.88%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Agnico Eagle Mines

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new stake in shares of Agnico Eagle Mines in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Agnico Eagle Mines by 859.5% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 355 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 318 shares during the period. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in Agnico Eagle Mines in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in Agnico Eagle Mines by 176.9% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 407 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the period. Finally, Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. grew its holdings in Agnico Eagle Mines by 37.3% in the fourth quarter. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. now owns 412 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. 68.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Agnico Eagle Mines Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. Agnico Eagle Mines’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 42.33%.

About Agnico Eagle Mines

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, a gold mining company, exploration, development, and production of precious metals. It explores for gold. The company's mines are located in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico, with exploration and development activities in Canada, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States.