Vident Advisory LLC Has $617,000 Stock Holdings in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN)

Vident Advisory LLC reduced its position in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN - Free Report) by 54.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 53,548 shares of the mining company's stock after selling 63,615 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC's holdings in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. were worth $617,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its position in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 22.1% during the 4th quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 45,193 shares of the mining company's stock worth $521,000 after purchasing an additional 8,195 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC raised its position in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 56.6% during the 4th quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 3,332,263 shares of the mining company's stock worth $38,388,000 after purchasing an additional 1,204,879 shares during the period. TFG Asset Management GP Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. during the 4th quarter worth approximately $426,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. raised its position in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 78,100 shares of the mining company's stock worth $900,000 after purchasing an additional 2,500 shares during the period. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its position in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 67.0% during the 4th quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 18,009 shares of the mining company's stock worth $207,000 after purchasing an additional 7,225 shares during the period.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

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

Shares of BVN traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $15.01. 119,318 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,132,135. The company has a market capitalization of $3.81 billion, a PE ratio of 10.65 and a beta of 0.42. 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 simple moving average of $14.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $13.49. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has a one year low of $11.50 and a one year high of $18.25.

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

The firm also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 12th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th were given a $0.2922 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 16th. This is a boost from Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.'s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.07. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.'s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.