Scotiabank Weighs in on Aura Minerals FY2026 Earnings

Key Points

• Scotiabank expects strong earnings growth at Aura Minerals, forecasting FY2026 EPS of $6.83 and FY2027 EPS of $7.65, compared with the current FY2026 consensus estimate of $5.45. The bank maintains a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $110 price target.
• Aura Minerals reported quarterly EPS of $2.57 on revenue of $335.97 million, with a 23.18% net margin and 103.62% return on equity. Analysts overall rate the stock “Moderate Buy,” with a consensus price target of $86.95.
• The company reduced its quarterly dividend to $0.72 per share from $0.78, equivalent to a 3.7% annualized yield. An Aura director also sold 166,000 shares, while insiders collectively sold substantially more stock than they purchased over the past 90 days.

Aura Minerals Inc. (NASDAQ:AUGO - Free Report) - Analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Aura Minerals in a research note issued to investors on Friday, September 25th. Scotiabank analyst A. Salazar anticipates that the company will earn $6.83 per share for the year. Scotiabank has a "Sector Outperform" rating and a $110.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Aura Minerals' current full-year earnings is $5.45 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Aura Minerals' FY2027 earnings at $7.65 EPS.

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The company reported $2.57 EPS for the quarter. Aura Minerals had a return on equity of 103.62% and a net margin of 23.18%.The business had revenue of $335.97 million for the quarter.

AUGO has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Aura Minerals from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Aura Minerals from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Aura Minerals from $104.50 to $91.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Santander cut shares of Aura Minerals from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Aura Minerals from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, September 7th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $86.95.

Aura Minerals Price Performance

AUGO stock opened at $77.72 on Tuesday. The stock's 50 day moving average is $76.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $75.37. Aura Minerals has a 52-week low of $29.11 and a 52-week high of $110.32. The company has a market capitalization of $6.51 billion, a PE ratio of 21.95 and a beta of 0.28. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82.

Aura Minerals Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 18th were issued a dividend of $0.72 per share. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. This is a drop from Aura Minerals's previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 18th. Aura Minerals's dividend payout ratio is currently 81.36%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Aura Minerals

In related news, Director Mauad Sousa sold 166,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.65, for a total transaction of $15,047,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,041 shares in the company, valued at $94,366.65. The trade was a 99.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In the last 90 days, insiders purchased 263,011 shares of company stock worth $22,662,070 and sold 1,587,075 shares worth $134,558,074.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aura Minerals

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Triumph Capital Management lifted its holdings in Aura Minerals by 32.4% in the 2nd quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 596 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP raised its holdings in shares of Aura Minerals by 15.5% in the 1st quarter. Entropy Technologies LP now owns 8,200 shares of the company's stock worth $669,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming raised its holdings in shares of Aura Minerals by 58.3% in the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 6,959 shares of the company's stock worth $351,000 after purchasing an additional 2,564 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in Aura Minerals during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $134,000. Finally, Rathbones Group PLC acquired a new stake in Aura Minerals during the first quarter valued at approximately $245,000.

About Aura Minerals

Aura Minerals Inc is a mining company focused on the exploration, development, and production of precious and base metals. Its operations primarily produce gold, with copper and silver recovered as additional products from certain deposits. The company sells its output in the form of gold doré and metal concentrates.

Aura's operating portfolio includes the Almas and Apoena gold operations in Brazil, the Aranzazu copper-gold-silver mine in Mexico, and the San Andrés gold mine in Honduras.

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