Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN) Holdings Lifted by GAMMA Investing LLC

GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN - Free Report) by 1,730.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 177,901 shares of the mining company's stock after acquiring an additional 168,184 shares during the quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC owned approximately 0.07% of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. worth $2,781,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FIL Ltd lifted its position in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 810.7% during the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 2,635,020 shares of the mining company's stock worth $30,355,000 after purchasing an additional 2,345,676 shares during the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new stake in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,970,000. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its holdings in 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 buying an additional 1,204,879 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 105.3% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,235,916 shares of the mining company's stock worth $14,238,000 after acquiring an additional 633,793 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Moore Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $5,752,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BVN has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen 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 increased their target price on shares of 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.

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

Shares of NYSE BVN traded up $0.07 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $16.88. The company had a trading volume of 1,147,613 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,135,394. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has a 12 month low of $11.50 and a 12 month high of $17.73. The stock has a market cap of $4.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.97 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's 50 day simple moving average is $14.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $13.77.

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

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

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. Company 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.