Newmont (NEM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM) is a global mining company primarily focused on the exploration, development and production of gold. The company also produces copper, silver, zinc and lead as byproducts or from polymetallic operations. Its activities include operating mines, developing mineral projects and managing related processing and infrastructure assets.

Founded in 1921, Newmont became one of the first gold companies to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The company expanded significantly with its acquisition of Newcrest Mining, completed in 2023, which added major assets in Australia, Canada and Papua New Guinea to its portfolio. Newmont has since focused its portfolio on key, long-life mining operations and projects.

Newmont’s operations and projects span North America, South America, Africa and Australia. Its portfolio has included assets such as Nevada Gold Mines in the United States, Peñasquito in Mexico, Cerro Negro in Argentina, Merian in Suriname, Akyem in Ghana, and Boddington, Tanami and Cadia in Australia. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Natascha Viljoen.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $123.74 to $127.28
• 50-Day Range: $89.24 to $135.23
• 52-Week Range: $76.05 to $135.29
• Volume: 5.29 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.95 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $132.82 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.92
• Dividend Yield: 0.83%
• Price Target: $132.11
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Newmont Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Newmont scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 74th out of 228 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Newmont has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.92, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 18 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Newmont is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Newmont has been the subject of 20 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.99%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Newmont are expected to grow by 9.99% in the coming year, from $9.01 to $9.91 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Newmont is 15.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.07.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Newmont is 15.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.34.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Newmont has a PEG Ratio of 1.79. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Newmont has a P/B Ratio of 4.04. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.79% of the float of Newmont has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Newmont has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.53, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Newmont has recently increased by 2.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Newmont has a dividend yield of 0.82%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Newmont does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Newmont is 13.13%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Newmont will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.49% next year. This indicates that Newmont will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.16

News Sentiment

Newmont has a news sentiment score of 1.16. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 47 news articles for Newmont this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

65 people have searched for NEM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 16% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

42 people have added Newmont to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 91% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Newmont insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,414,187.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.06% of the stock of Newmont is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

68.85% of the stock of Newmont is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/22 Dividend: 5/27/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/22 Dividend: 5/27/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/22/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/23/2026
• Record date for 9/28 Dividend: 9/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/28 Dividend: 9/03/2026
• Today: 9/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/28/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Gold
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NEM
• CIK: 1164727
• Web: www.newmont.com
• Phone: (303) 863-7414
• Fax: 303-837-5837
• Employees: 17,500
• Year Founded: 1921

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Newmont: $132.11
• High Price Target: $175.00
• Low Price Target: $102.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.92
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.92
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.03
• P/E Growth: 1.79
• Net Income: $7.09 billion
• Net Margins: 33.36%
• Pretax Margin: 51.75%
• Return on Equity: 29.10%
• Return on Assets: 17.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.15
• Current Ratio: 2.55
• Quick Ratio: 2.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $22.67 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.88
• Cash Flow: $9.27 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.63
• Book Value: $31.26 per share
• Price / Book: 4.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,053,690,000
• Free Float: 1,053,060,000
• Market Cap: $133.20 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.52