Aura Minerals Inc. (TSE:ORA - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as C$39.45 and last traded at C$39.02, with a volume of 21492 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at C$38.62.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, National Bank Financial raised shares of Aura Minerals to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Aura Minerals has an average rating of "Strong Buy".
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Aura Minerals Stock Down 1.1%
The firm's 50 day moving average is C$35.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$29.32. The firm has a market cap of C$1.93 billion, a P/E ratio of -36.05 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 147.80.
Aura Minerals Cuts Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 26th will be issued a dividend of $0.33 per share. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 18th. Aura Minerals's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -92.83%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Northwestern Enterprises Ltd. bought 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, June 13th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$36.19 per share, for a total transaction of C$361,900.00. Company insiders own 57.96% of the company's stock.
About Aura Minerals
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Aura Minerals Inc is a mid-tier gold and copper production company focused on the development and operation of gold and base metal projects in the Americas. The company's producing assets include the San Andres gold mine in Honduras, the Ernesto/Paua -Pique gold mine in Brazil, the Aranzazu copper-gold-silver mine in Mexico and the Gold Road mine in the United States.
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