FY2025 EPS Estimates for Lundin Gold Boosted by Analyst

Key Points

• Analysts at Raymond James Financial have increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Lundin Gold from $3.66 to $3.80, while the consensus estimate for the current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share.
• The company has seen a mix of ratings from research firms, with a recent downgrade from National Bank Financial, while BMO Capital Markets raised its price target for Lundin Gold from C$45.00 to C$62.00.
• Lundin Gold also reported recent insider selling activities, with directors and senior officers selling a total of 57,056 shares valued at over $3.7 million in the last quarter.

Lundin Gold Inc. (TSE:LUG - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Raymond James Financial lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Lundin Gold in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, August 20th. Raymond James Financial analyst C. Stanley now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $3.80 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $3.66. The consensus estimate for Lundin Gold's current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Lundin Gold's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.75 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on LUG. National Bank Financial downgraded Lundin Gold from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Lundin Gold from C$45.00 to C$62.00 in a report on Friday, May 9th. National Bankshares downgraded Lundin Gold from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from C$67.75 to C$89.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Veritas lowered Lundin Gold from a "strong-buy" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Monday, June 9th. Finally, TD Securities lowered Lundin Gold from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their target price for the company from C$65.00 to C$73.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Lundin Gold has an average rating of "Reduce" and an average target price of C$58.95.

Lundin Gold Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of LUG traded up C$1.07 during midday trading on Monday, hitting C$84.45. The company's stock had a trading volume of 742,803 shares, compared to its average volume of 676,510. Lundin Gold has a one year low of C$25.76 and a one year high of C$84.81. The company's fifty day simple moving average is C$72.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$59.54. The stock has a market capitalization of C$20.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 0.97.

Insider Activity at Lundin Gold

In related news, Director Pablo Mir sold 15,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$66.44, for a total value of C$996,550.50. Also, Senior Officer Sheila Margaret Colman sold 1,400 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$75.05, for a total value of C$105,070.00. Corporate insiders own 58.72% of the company's stock.

Lundin Gold Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 25th will be issued a $0.675 dividend. This is a boost from Lundin Gold's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $2.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 10th. Lundin Gold's dividend payout ratio is currently 45.28%.

Lundin Gold Company Profile

Lundin Gold Inc is a Canada based company focused on its Fruta del Norte gold operation and developing its portfolio of mineral concessions in Ecuador. The Fruta del Norte deposit is located within a 150 km long copper-gold metallogenic sub-province located in the Cordillera del Condor region in southeastern Ecuador.