JPMorgan Chase & Co. Cuts Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) Price Target to $235.00

Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEMFree Report) (TSE:AEM) had its price objective decreased by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $248.00 to $235.00 in a research note released on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has a neutral rating on the mining company’s stock.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on AEM. Jefferies Financial Group set a $189.00 price target on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines in a report on Sunday, December 7th. Zacks Research downgraded Agnico Eagle Mines from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Citigroup raised their target price on Agnico Eagle Mines from $198.00 to $256.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce set a $296.00 price target on Agnico Eagle Mines and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $185.00 to $205.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Agnico Eagle Mines presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $234.91.

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Agnico Eagle Mines Price Performance

NYSE AEM opened at $228.11 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.31. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $194.91 and its 200 day moving average price is $170.83. Agnico Eagle Mines has a 1 year low of $92.11 and a 1 year high of $229.09. The company has a market cap of $114.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.69, a PEG ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 0.63.

Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEMGet Free Report) (TSE:AEM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The mining company reported $2.69 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.56 by $0.13. Agnico Eagle Mines had a return on equity of 18.09% and a net margin of 37.47%.The company had revenue of $3.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.40 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.26 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 60.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Agnico Eagle Mines will post 4.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Agnico Eagle Mines Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. This is a boost from Agnico Eagle Mines’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Agnico Eagle Mines’s dividend payout ratio is currently 18.02%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Ruggaard & Associates LLC grew its holdings in shares of Agnico Eagle Mines by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Ruggaard & Associates LLC now owns 14,477 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $2,454,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares during the period. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Agnico Eagle Mines in the 4th quarter valued at about $117,000. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Agnico Eagle Mines by 9.6% in the 4th quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,840 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $990,000 after purchasing an additional 511 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Agnico Eagle Mines by 17.9% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 51,939 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $8,805,000 after buying an additional 7,878 shares during the period. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of Agnico Eagle Mines by 17.2% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 10,319 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $1,749,000 after buying an additional 1,514 shares during the last quarter. 68.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Agnico Eagle Mines Company Profile

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Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE: AEM) is a Canadian-based senior gold producer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The company is principally engaged in the exploration, development, production and reclamation of gold-bearing properties. Agnico Eagle pursues both greenfield and brownfield exploration to expand its resource base and operates a portfolio of producing mines and development projects to generate long-life gold production.

Its core business activities span the full mining lifecycle: grassroots and advanced-stage exploration, prefeasibility and feasibility studies, mine construction, underground and open-pit mining, ore processing and metal recovery, and post-mining reclamation and closure.

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