Millennium Management LLC Has $10.41 Million Stock Holdings in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN)

Millennium Management LLC decreased its stake in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN - Free Report) by 57.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 903,483 shares of the mining company's stock after selling 1,231,089 shares during the quarter. Millennium Management LLC owned about 0.36% of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. worth $10,408,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. during the 4th quarter worth approximately $50,000. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 37.2% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 161,288 shares of the mining company's stock worth $2,232,000 after acquiring an additional 43,692 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 1,534.8% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 149,876 shares of the mining company's stock worth $1,727,000 after acquiring an additional 140,708 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 16.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 197,202 shares of the mining company's stock worth $2,272,000 after acquiring an additional 28,261 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Matthews International Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. during the 4th quarter worth approximately $290,000.

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. Stock Performance

NYSE BVN traded up $0.15 on Thursday, reaching $15.04. The stock had a trading volume of 95,829 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,038,823. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 1.82 and a quick ratio of 1.64. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $14.62 and a two-hundred day moving average of $13.46. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has a 1-year low of $11.50 and a 1-year high of $18.25. The company has a market cap of $3.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.67 and a beta of 0.42.

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

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

BVN has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Scotiabank boosted their target price on Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. from $15.00 to $15.50 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen raised Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st.

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. Profile

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.