National Bank Financial Estimates Aura Minerals FY2027 Earnings

Key Points

• National Bank Financial expects Aura Minerals Inc. to achieve earnings per share of $6.38 for FY2027, significantly higher than the current consensus estimate of $4.20.
• Aura Minerals stocks are trading up 1.7% at C$39.26, with an impressive market capitalization of C$2.03 billion.
• The company recently cut its dividend to $0.33 per share, reflecting a high dividend payout ratio of -92.83%.

Aura Minerals Inc. (TSE:ORA - Free Report) - Stock analysts at National Bank Financial issued their FY2027 EPS estimates for shares of Aura Minerals in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 13th. National Bank Financial analyst R. Nizami anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $6.38 for the year. National Bank Financial currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Aura Minerals' current full-year earnings is $4.20 per share.

Aura Minerals Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of Aura Minerals stock traded up C$0.64 during midday trading on Friday, reaching C$39.26. 19,167 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 74,665. The company has a market cap of C$2.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -37.96 and a beta of 0.59. The company's 50 day simple moving average is C$35.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$28.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 147.80, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.13. Aura Minerals has a 52 week low of C$12.69 and a 52 week high of C$39.45.

Insider Buying and Selling at Aura Minerals

In other news, insider Northwestern Enterprises Ltd. bought 15,200 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$34.27 per share, for a total transaction of C$520,904.00. Corporate insiders own 57.96% of the company's stock.

Aura Minerals Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 26th will be issued a dividend of $0.33 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 18th. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. Aura Minerals's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -92.83%.

About Aura Minerals

Aura Minerals Inc is a mid-tier gold and copper production company focused on the development and operation of gold and base metal projects in the Americas. The company's producing assets include the San Andres gold mine in Honduras, the Ernesto/Paua -Pique gold mine in Brazil, the Aranzazu copper-gold-silver mine in Mexico and the Gold Road mine in the United States.

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