Freeport-McMoRan, Newmont, Coeur Mining, Agnico Eagle Mines, and AngloGold Ashanti are the five Gold stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Gold stocks are shares of companies that explore for, mine, or process gold, giving investors exposure to the gold industry through the stock market. Their prices can be influenced by gold prices, but also by company performance, operating costs, and broader market conditions. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Gold stocks within the last several days.
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. It primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and other metals. The company's assets include the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita, and Miami in Arizona; Chino and Tyrone in New Mexico; and Henderson and Climax in Colorado, North America, as well as Cerro Verde in Peru and El Abra in Chile.
Shares of FCX traded up $2.40 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $62.70. 4,573,523 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,784,293. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 2.02. The company has a market cap of $90.05 billion, a PE ratio of 26.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.38. Freeport-McMoRan has a 52-week low of $38.85 and a 52-week high of $80.24. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $69.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $65.29.
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Newmont (NEM)
Newmont Corporation engages in the production and exploration of gold. It also explores for copper, silver, zinc, and lead. The company has operations and/or assets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Peru, Suriname, Argentina, Chile, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Ecuador, Fiji, and Ghana.
NEM traded down $0.54 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $119.42. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,575,002 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,423,461. The business's 50-day moving average price is $118.69 and its 200-day moving average price is $112.50. Newmont has a 12 month low of $81.34 and a 12 month high of $135.29. The stock has a market cap of $124.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a current ratio of 2.45, a quick ratio of 2.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.
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Coeur Mining (CDE)
Coeur Mining, Inc. explores for precious metals in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company primarily explores for gold, silver, zinc, and lead properties. It markets and sells its concentrates to third-party customers, smelters, under off-take agreements. The company was formerly known as Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation and changed its name to Coeur Mining, Inc.
Coeur Mining stock traded down $0.06 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $15.23. 9,027,684 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 31,495,783. Coeur Mining has a 12-month low of $12.71 and a 12-month high of $27.77. The company has a quick ratio of 2.60, a current ratio of 3.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $17.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $18.68. The company has a market cap of $15.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.52 and a beta of 1.46.
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Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, a gold mining company, exploration, development, and production of precious metals. It explores for gold. The company's mines are located in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico, with exploration and development activities in Canada, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States.
Shares of NYSE:AEM traded down $2.48 on Wednesday, reaching $187.98. The company's stock had a trading volume of 580,227 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,599,090. Agnico Eagle Mines has a 52-week low of $134.38 and a 52-week high of $255.24. The company has a market cap of $95.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.36, a PEG ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $188.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $188.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a current ratio of 2.75.
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AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
AngloGold Ashanti plc operates as a gold mining company in Africa, Australia, and the Americas. The company primarily explores for gold, as well as produces silver and sulphuric acid as by-products. Its flagship property is a 100% owned Geita mine located in the Lake Victoria goldfields of the Mwanza region in north-western Tanzania.
Shares of NYSE:AU traded down $1.22 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $92.63. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,098,623 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,861,742. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $95.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $96.46. The company has a current ratio of 2.71, a quick ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. AngloGold Ashanti has a 12 month low of $73.40 and a 12 month high of $129.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $46.77 billion, a PE ratio of 12.05 and a beta of 0.72.
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