Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSE:AEM) Receives C$272.60 Average Price Target from Analysts

Shares of Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSE:AEM) (NYSE:AEM) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the nine ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is C$272.60.

AEM has been the topic of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. set a C$337.00 price objective on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from C$300.00 to C$350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. National Bank Financial lifted their price objective on Agnico Eagle Mines from C$300.00 to C$320.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Erste Group Bank lowered Agnico Eagle Mines from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th.

Trending Headlines about Agnico Eagle Mines

Here are the key news stories impacting Agnico Eagle Mines this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised FY2026 EPS to $16.86 (from $10.88) — a material upward revision that boosts AEM’s near‑term earnings outlook and supports valuation re-rating. MarketBeat: AEM upgrades
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks lifted FY2027 EPS to $16.28 (from $9.65), signaling analysts now expect sustained higher earnings beyond FY2026. MarketBeat: AEM upgrades
• Positive Sentiment: Major quarterly upgrades for FY2026: Q1 $4.31 (from $3.02), Q2 $4.34 (from $2.65), Q3 $3.84 (from $2.57), Q4 $4.37 (from $2.64) — implies stronger near‑term earnings cadence. MarketBeat: AEM upgrades
• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly upgrades for FY2027: Q1 $4.23 (from $2.70), Q2 $4.12 (from $2.46), Q3 $4.03 (from $2.26), Q4 $3.90 (from $2.22) — consistent upward revisions across each quarter. MarketBeat: AEM upgrades
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks issued a FY2028 estimate of $16.81, showing analysts expect the stronger earnings trend to persist into the next fiscal year. MarketBeat: AEM upgrades

Agnico Eagle Mines Price Performance

Shares of AEM opened at C$342.63 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.88, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 0.89. Agnico Eagle Mines has a 1-year low of C$132.96 and a 1-year high of C$344.50. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of C$277.80 and a 200 day moving average price of C$242.02. The stock has a market cap of C$171.42 billion, a PE ratio of 38.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 22.97 and a beta of 1.54.

Agnico Eagle Mines (TSE:AEM) (NYSE:AEM) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 13th. The company reported C$3.71 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of C$4.89 billion during the quarter. Agnico Eagle Mines had a net margin of 12.86% and a return on equity of 5.05%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Agnico Eagle Mines will post 5.4966052 EPS for the current year.

Agnico Eagle Mines Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from Agnico Eagle Mines’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. Agnico Eagle Mines’s dividend payout ratio is 18.06%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Guy Gosselin sold 4,947 shares of Agnico Eagle Mines stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$310.00, for a total transaction of C$1,533,570.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 31,381 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$9,728,110. The trade was a 13.62% decrease in their position. Also, insider James Porter sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$247.42, for a total transaction of C$742,260.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 7,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$1,913,546.28. The trade was a 27.95% decrease in their position. Insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

About Agnico Eagle Mines

Agnico Eagle Mines is a gold miner operating mines in Canada, Mexico, and Finland. It also owns 50% of the Canadian Malartic mine. Agnico operated just one mine, LaRonde, as recently as 2008 before bringing its other mines on line in rapid succession in the following years. The company produced more than 1.7 million gold ounces in 2020. Agnico Eagle is focused on increasing gold production in lower-risk jurisdictions.