American Century Companies Inc. Has $6.11 Million Stock Holdings in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN)

American Century Companies Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN) by 5.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 529,958 shares of the mining company’s stock after selling 29,907 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned 0.21% of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. worth $6,105,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. during the 4th quarter valued at about $50,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 4,752 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 1,389 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich acquired a new position in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $63,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. in the 4th quarter worth approximately $74,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 64.8% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,717 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $112,000 after buying an additional 3,820 shares during the period.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th.

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. Trading Down 8.7 %

Shares of NYSE BVN opened at $13.35 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.18. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has a 52 week low of $11.50 and a 52 week high of $18.84. The stock has a market cap of $3.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.46 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 1.82.

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The mining company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.20 by ($0.07). Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. had a return on equity of 6.15% and a net margin of 32.40%. The business had revenue of $299.59 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $315.77 million. On average, research analysts predict that Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. will post 1.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura SAA. engages in the exploration, development, construction, and operation of mineral processing business. The company explores for gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper metals. It operates operating mining units, including Tambomayo located in the Caylloma province, Orcopampa Unit located in the province of Castilla, Uchucchacua located in province of Oyón, Julcani located in province of Angaraes, Peru, as well as San Gabrie located in the province of General Sánchez Cerro, in the Moquegua region.