Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.66 EPS

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) posted its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.67 by ($0.66), Zacks reports. Aura Minerals had a positive return on equity of 76.14% and a negative net margin of 5.55%.

Aura Minerals Stock Up 6.0%

AUGO stock traded up $5.07 during trading on Thursday, hitting $89.74. The company had a trading volume of 931,475 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,090,418. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $62.44. Aura Minerals has a 12 month low of $14.69 and a 12 month high of $90.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 1.62. The company has a market cap of $7.42 billion and a PE ratio of 41.51.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AUGO has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Aura Minerals from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Aura Minerals in a report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Aura Minerals from $46.60 to $52.80 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Zacks Research cut Aura Minerals from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on Aura Minerals in a research note on Wednesday. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $105.00 price objective on the stock. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $67.60.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aura Minerals

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AUGO. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in Aura Minerals in the third quarter worth about $17,623,000. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in Aura Minerals during the 3rd quarter valued at about $17,483,000. Amundi boosted its stake in shares of Aura Minerals by 319.9% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 428,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,600,000 after purchasing an additional 326,403 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP acquired a new stake in shares of Aura Minerals during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $11,963,000. Finally, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL acquired a new stake in shares of Aura Minerals during the 4th quarter worth approximately $10,436,000.

Key Stories Impacting Aura Minerals

Here are the key news stories impacting Aura Minerals this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Board declared a cash dividend of US$0.66 per share (about US$55.1M), implying a ~6.2% trailing yield and signaling strong free‑cash deployment to shareholders. Aura Declares Dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Signed cooperation with Brazil’s DNIT to relocate a federal road at Borborema, unlocking ~670 koz of additional gold reserves (bringing Borborema to ~1.5 Moz) — a material reserve increase that supports longer mine life and future production. Borborema Road Relocation & Reserve Update
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan initiated coverage with an Overweight rating and US$105 price target, providing a high‑profile analyst endorsement and potential incremental buy interest. Analyst Coverage: JPMorgan
• Neutral Sentiment: The company filed its audited Q4 2025 and FY 2025 financial and operational results (full report on Aura’s site / SEDAR+); provides detail but no surprise beyond the published headlines. Q4/FY2025 Financial Results Filed
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data published for February appears anomalous/insignificant (reported as 0 shares and 0.0 days ratio), so it’s not a clear driving force for the move.
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 EPS of $1.01 missed consensus (~$1.67), reflecting a material EPS shortfall; company still shows high ROE but negative net margin — this earnings surprise represents downside risk if follow‑through weakness appears. EPS Miss Coverage

About Aura Minerals

We are an Americas gold and copper production company with a significant portfolio of mining operations. Our mission is to deliver long-term value by unlocking operational efficiencies, responsibly growing our portfolio with a focus on return on invested capital, responsible mining practices and a commitment to sustainability. We operate with a decentralized culture, supported by a lean corporate team that ensures agile and dynamic management and decision-making processes, focused on high operational sustainability compliance standards.