Newmont Co. (NYSE:NEM – Free Report) – Equities researchers at Raymond James lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Newmont in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, January 27th. Raymond James analyst B. Macarthur now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.80 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.76. Raymond James has a “Outperform” rating and a $59.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Newmont’s current full-year earnings is $3.07 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Newmont’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.77 EPS and Q3 2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS.
Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on Newmont from $54.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Newmont in a research note on Monday, January 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $47.20 price target on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Newmont from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Scotiabank dropped their target price on Newmont from $52.00 to $50.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, UBS Group cut Newmont from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $67.00 to $54.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Newmont currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $53.44.
Newmont Stock Performance
NEM stock opened at $41.54 on Wednesday. Newmont has a 12-month low of $29.42 and a 12-month high of $58.72. The firm has a market cap of $47.29 billion, a PE ratio of -27.33, a P/E/G ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 0.50. The business has a 50 day moving average of $40.30 and a 200-day moving average of $46.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 1.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30.
Insider Transactions at Newmont
In other news, EVP Peter Toth sold 3,000 shares of Newmont stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.00, for a total value of $120,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 82,596 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,303,840. The trade was a 3.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Natascha Viljoen sold 9,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.00, for a total value of $360,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 145,967 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,838,680. This trade represents a 5.81 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 14,077 shares of company stock worth $563,080. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Newmont
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NEM. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI bought a new position in shares of Newmont during the third quarter valued at approximately $98,011,000. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its position in Newmont by 173.0% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 2,491,126 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $92,832,000 after purchasing an additional 1,578,545 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its holdings in Newmont by 21.1% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 7,052,439 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $376,953,000 after purchasing an additional 1,226,697 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its position in shares of Newmont by 262.6% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,514,688 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $80,960,000 after purchasing an additional 1,096,905 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Newmont by 6,387.0% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 979,921 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $52,377,000 after purchasing an additional 964,815 shares in the last quarter. 68.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
About Newmont
Newmont Corporation engages in the production and exploration of gold. It also explores for copper, silver, zinc, and lead. The company has operations and/or assets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Peru, Suriname, Argentina, Chile, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Ecuador, Fiji, and Ghana.
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