Buenaventura Mining (BVN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. 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. The company owns interests in Colquijirca, La Zanja, Cerro Verde, El Brocal, Coimolache, Yumpaq, San Gregorio mines, and Trapiche mining unit. In addition, it produces monohydrate manganese sulphate; and operates hydroelectric power plants. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. was incorporated in 1953 and is based in Lima, Peru.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.14 to $17.57
• 50-Day Range: $14.75 to $17.78
• 52-Week Range: $11.50 to $17.98
• Volume: 339,889 shs
• Average Volume: 824,114 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.44 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.89
• Dividend Yield: 1.60%
• Price Target: $16.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Buenaventura Mining Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Buenaventura Mining scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 121st out of 186 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Buenaventura Mining has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Buenaventura Mining has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 30.97%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Buenaventura Mining are expected to grow by 30.97% in the coming year, from $1.13 to $1.48 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Buenaventura Mining is 8.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Buenaventura Mining is 8.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 113.13.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Buenaventura Mining has a P/B Ratio of 1.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.02% of the float of Buenaventura Mining has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Buenaventura Mining has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Buenaventura Mining has recently increased by 7.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Buenaventura Mining pays a meaningful dividend of 1.64%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Buenaventura Mining does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Buenaventura Mining is 14.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Buenaventura Mining will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.92% next year. This indicates that Buenaventura Mining will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.02% of the float of Buenaventura Mining has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Buenaventura Mining has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Buenaventura Mining has recently increased by 7.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.67

News Sentiment

Buenaventura Mining has a news sentiment score of 0.67. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.41 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Buenaventura Mining this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for BVN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Buenaventura Mining insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

19.34% of the stock of Buenaventura Mining is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

BVN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BVN shares performed this year?

Buenaventura Mining's stock was trading at $11.52 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BVN stock has increased by 52.0% and is now trading at $17.51.

How were Buenaventura Mining's earnings last quarter?

Buenaventura Mining Company Inc. (NYSE:BVN) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 24th. The mining company reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.10. The mining company earned $369.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $338.29 million. Buenaventura Mining had a net margin of 38.38% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.63%.
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Who are Buenaventura Mining's major shareholders?

Buenaventura Mining's top institutional shareholders include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.14%), Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super (0.08%), Swedbank AB (0.04%) and PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co (0.03%).

How do I buy shares of Buenaventura Mining?

Shares of BVN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Buenaventura Mining own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Buenaventura Mining investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), GE Aerospace (GE), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Meta Platforms (META) and Southern Copper (SCCO).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/12 Dividend: 4/16/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/12 Dividend: 4/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/12/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/24/2025
• Today: 8/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: MINING - SILVER
• Sub-Industry: Metals & Mining
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BVN
• CIK: 1013131
• Web: www.buenaventura.com
• Phone: (511) 419-2500
• Fax: 51-1-419-2502
• Employees: 2,958
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Buenaventura Mining: $16.75
• High Price Target: $18.00
• Low Price Target: $15.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: -3.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.97
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.42
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $402.69 million
• Net Margins: 38.38%
• Pretax Margin: 49.67%
• Return on Equity: 9.63%
• Return on Assets: 6.83%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.17
• Current Ratio: 1.75
• Quick Ratio: 1.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.15 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.83
• Cash Flow: $1.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.71
• Book Value: $14.03 per share
• Price / Book: 1.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 253,710,000
• Free Float: 204,647,000
• Market Cap: $4.42 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.34