Luvizotto Glauber Rosa Sells 19,010 Shares of Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) Stock

Aura Minerals Inc. (NASDAQ:AUGO) COO Luvizotto Glauber Rosa sold 19,010 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.23, for a total transaction of $1,240,022.30. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 390,628 shares in the company, valued at $25,480,664.44. The trade was a 4.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Luvizotto Glauber Rosa also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, June 26th, Luvizotto Glauber Rosa sold 22,367 shares of Aura Minerals stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.27, for a total transaction of $1,459,894.09.
• On Monday, June 22nd, Luvizotto Glauber Rosa sold 6,323 shares of Aura Minerals stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.22, for a total value of $412,386.06.

Aura Minerals Stock Performance

Shares of AUGO stock opened at $63.37 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $70.42 and a 200 day moving average of $72.09. Aura Minerals Inc. has a 1 year low of $22.24 and a 1 year high of $110.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.31 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.68.

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter. Aura Minerals had a return on equity of 111.96% and a net margin of 7.80%.The business had revenue of $382.61 million for the quarter. As a group, research analysts expect that Aura Minerals Inc. will post 7.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Aura Minerals Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 19th were issued a dividend of $0.78 per share. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.9%. This is a boost from Aura Minerals’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.66. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 19th. Aura Minerals’s dividend payout ratio is 288.89%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Citigroup Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Aura Minerals in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,997,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new position in Aura Minerals in the third quarter valued at about $27,097,000. Capital World Investors purchased a new position in Aura Minerals during the third quarter worth about $60,284,000. Diversified Trust Co. boosted its stake in Aura Minerals by 194.8% during the fourth quarter. Diversified Trust Co. now owns 17,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $862,000 after buying an additional 11,300 shares during the period. Finally, Robeco Schweiz AG acquired a new stake in shares of Aura Minerals during the fourth quarter valued at about $13,108,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AUGO has been the subject of several analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Aura Minerals from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Aura Minerals from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Aura Minerals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $67.60.

Aura Minerals Company Profile

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.