Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for AEM Earnings

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE:AEM) (TSE:AEM) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Agnico Eagle Mines in a report released on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst A. Barman now anticipates that the mining company will post earnings per share of $1.02 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.86. The consensus estimate for Agnico Eagle Mines’ current full-year earnings is $4.63 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Agnico Eagle Mines’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.45 EPS.

Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) (TSE:AEM) last released its earnings results 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 net margin of 22.88% and a return on equity of 10.45%.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on AEM. StockNews.com downgraded Agnico Eagle Mines from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Agnico Eagle Mines from $85.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on Agnico Eagle Mines from $96.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on 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. Finally, TD Securities cut their target price on 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.78.

Agnico Eagle Mines Price Performance

NYSE AEM opened at $96.43 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $48.50 billion, a PE ratio of 25.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.86. The business’s fifty day moving average is $89.44 and its 200 day moving average is $84.70. Agnico Eagle Mines has a fifty-two week low of $47.73 and a fifty-two week high of $101.45.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Agnico Eagle Mines

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Total Wealth Planning & Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Agnico Eagle Mines in the 4th quarter worth about $593,000. Employees Retirement System of Texas increased its holdings in shares of Agnico Eagle Mines by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Employees Retirement System of Texas now owns 84,041 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $6,573,000 after buying an additional 1,690 shares during the last quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of Agnico Eagle Mines by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 63,328 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $4,953,000 after buying an additional 1,175 shares during the last quarter. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Allianz Polska S.A. bought a new stake in shares of Agnico Eagle Mines in the 4th quarter worth about $1,307,000. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in shares of Agnico Eagle Mines in the 4th quarter worth about $46,799,000. Institutional investors own 68.34% of the company’s stock.

Agnico Eagle Mines Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.66%. Agnico Eagle Mines’s dividend payout ratio is currently 42.33%.

Agnico Eagle Mines Company Profile

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.