Newmont Co. (NYSE:NEM – Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 25th, Zacks reports. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 4th will be given a dividend of 0.25 per share by the basic materials company on Thursday, June 27th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 4th.
Newmont has raised its dividend payment by an average of 15.4% annually over the last three years. Newmont has a dividend payout ratio of 38.6% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Newmont to earn $3.26 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.00 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 30.7%.
Newmont Price Performance
Newmont stock opened at $43.41 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The stock has a market cap of $50.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -18.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.50. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $35.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $36.92. Newmont has a 1 year low of $29.42 and a 1 year high of $50.18.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Argus cut shares of Newmont from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 26th. StockNews.com cut Newmont from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 26th. National Bank Financial reissued an “outperform overweight” rating on shares of Newmont in a research report on Monday, April 8th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Newmont in a report on Thursday, February 29th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $38.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Scotiabank dropped their target price on Newmont from $50.00 to $43.50 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Newmont presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $50.89.
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About Newmont
Newmont Corporation engages in the production and exploration of gold. It also explores for copper, silver, zinc, and lead. The company has operations and/or assets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Peru, Suriname, Argentina, Chile, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Ecuador, Fiji, and Ghana.
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