Handelsbanken Fonder AB Purchases 5,856 Shares of Newmont Corporation $NEM

Handelsbanken Fonder AB grew its position in Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM) by 1.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 535,015 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,856 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB’s holdings in Newmont were worth $45,107,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Newmont by 15.7% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 13,606 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $506,000 after purchasing an additional 1,847 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in shares of Newmont by 40.7% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 96,182 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $4,644,000 after buying an additional 27,813 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Newmont in the second quarter valued at approximately $240,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Newmont by 176.4% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 447,960 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $26,098,000 after acquiring an additional 285,897 shares during the period. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Newmont by 9.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 12,934 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $753,000 after acquiring an additional 1,143 shares during the last quarter. 68.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $160.00 price target on shares of Newmont in a report on Friday, January 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Newmont from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $121.00 to $157.00 in a research report on Friday. BNP Paribas Exane raised their target price on shares of Newmont from $97.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. DZ Bank raised shares of Newmont to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Newmont from $136.00 to $158.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $134.15.

Key Headlines Impacting Newmont

Here are the key news stories impacting Newmont this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded NEM from “market perform” to “outperform” and raised its price target to $157 (from $121), signaling analyst confidence and implying roughly 20% upside versus recent levels. Bernstein Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Newmont posted strong Q4 results: adjusted EPS $2.52 vs. $1.81 consensus and revenue ~$6.82B vs. $6.18B expected; management cited higher realized gold prices and effective cost control, and Forbes reports roughly $2.8B of free cash flow in Q4—supporting buybacks, dividend capacity, or further portfolio actions. Newmont Ends 2025 Strong — 2026 In Focus
• Positive Sentiment: Market reaction: coverage notes NEM gained (~+2.1% on the cited session) as investors priced in the earnings beat and brighter outlook. Why the Market Dipped But Newmont Gained
• Neutral Sentiment: Longer-form investor commentary explores whether to buy NEM today—arguments center on its stronger portfolio of Tier‑1 assets and cash generation versus valuation and exposure to gold price moves. Should You Invest $1,000 in Newmont?
• Neutral Sentiment: Company profile and personnel/resources page (reference material). Newmont Company Page

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Newmont news, Director Bruce R. Brook sold 2,080 shares of Newmont stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.36, for a total value of $192,108.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 32,709 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,021,003.24. The trade was a 5.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.05% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Newmont Price Performance

NYSE:NEM opened at $130.03 on Friday. Newmont Corporation has a 52 week low of $41.23 and a 52 week high of $134.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.29. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $115.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $94.97. The firm has a market cap of $141.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.40.

Newmont (NYSE:NEM) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $2.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.81 by $0.71. Newmont had a net margin of 31.25% and a return on equity of 23.28%. The firm had revenue of $6.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.18 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.40 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Newmont Corporation will post 3.45 earnings per share for the current year.

Newmont Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share. This is a boost from Newmont’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Newmont’s dividend payout ratio is 15.65%.

Newmont Profile

Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM) is a leading global gold mining company engaged in the exploration, development, processing and reclamation of gold properties. The company’s core business centers on the production of gold, with additional byproduct metals produced from its operations. Newmont operates a portfolio of long‑lived mines and development projects, and its activities span the full mine life cycle from early-stage exploration through to mining, milling and closure.

Founded in 1921 and headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, Newmont has grown through organic development and strategic acquisitions.