Barclays PLC Has $1.37 Million Position in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN)

Barclays PLC reduced its position in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN - Free Report) by 26.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 119,099 shares of the mining company's stock after selling 42,189 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC's holdings in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. were worth $1,372,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BVN. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 8.6% during the fourth quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 10,977 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $126,000 after buying an additional 867 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 4,752 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 1,389 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 7.7% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 21,600 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $249,000 after purchasing an additional 1,543 shares during the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 13.0% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 15,217 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $175,000 after buying an additional 1,749 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 9.5% during the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 28,841 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $332,000 after acquiring an additional 2,500 shares in the last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on BVN. StockNews.com upgraded Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Scotiabank lifted their target price on Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. from $15.00 to $15.50 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th.

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. Stock Up 2.1 %

NYSE BVN traded up $0.31 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $15.01. 116,261 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,184,096. The company has a current ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The company has a market cap of $3.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.65 and a beta of 0.42. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has a 1-year low of $11.50 and a 1-year high of $18.84. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $14.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $13.30.

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The mining company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.20 by ($0.07). The business had revenue of $299.59 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $315.77 million. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. had a return on equity of 6.15% and a net margin of 32.40%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. will post 1.13 EPS for the current year.

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.2922 per share. This is a boost from Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.'s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.07. This represents a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 16th. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.'s payout ratio is currently 14.81%.

About Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura SAA. engages in the exploration, development, construction, and operation of mineral processing business. The company explores for gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper metals. It operates operating mining units, including Tambomayo located in the Caylloma province, Orcopampa Unit located in the province of Castilla, Uchucchacua located in province of Oyón, Julcani located in province of Angaraes, Peru, as well as San Gabrie located in the province of General Sánchez Cerro, in the Moquegua region.