Raymond James Issues Negative Outlook for TSE:AEM Earnings

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSE:AEM) (NYSE:AEM) – Raymond James cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Agnico Eagle Mines in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Raymond James analyst F. Hamed now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.38 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.64. The consensus estimate for Agnico Eagle Mines’ current full-year earnings is $5.50 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Agnico Eagle Mines’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.35 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $5.51 EPS.

Separately, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on Agnico Eagle Mines to C$105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$122.14.

Agnico Eagle Mines Price Performance

Shares of AEM opened at C$142.01 on Friday. Agnico Eagle Mines has a fifty-two week low of C$72.65 and a fifty-two week high of C$145.25. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is C$130.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$119.25. The stock has a market cap of C$50.21 billion, a PE ratio of 49.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 22.97 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.88, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 1.75.

Insider Activity

In other Agnico Eagle Mines news, Senior Officer Carol-Ann Plummer-Theriault sold 5,625 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$139.99, for a total transaction of C$787,455.00. Also, Director Martine Celej sold 2,208 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of C$111.84, for a total transaction of C$246,942.72. Insiders have sold a total of 70,269 shares of company stock worth $8,396,572 over the last 90 days. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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, March 14th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.13%. Agnico Eagle Mines’s dividend payout ratio is presently 76.24%.

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.