Buenaventura Mining (BVN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE: BVN) is one of Peru’s leading precious metals producers, primarily engaged in the exploration, development and operation of gold, silver and base metal mines. Headquartered in Lima, the company’s core activities cover the entire mining cycle from concession acquisition and project evaluation to extraction, milling and metal refining. Buenaventura also holds interests in smelting, refining and trading services, enabling it to market its products both domestically and internationally.

The company’s principal assets include several operating mines in Peru such as Uchucchacua (silver-lead-zinc), Orcopampa (gold-silver) and the Tambomayo gold mine. In addition, Buenaventura participates in the Yanacocha gold mining joint venture with Newmont Corporation, which ranks among the world’s largest gold producers. Beyond these operations, Buenaventura maintains a portfolio of exploration and development projects across Peru and in neighboring Latin American countries, targeting resources that complement its existing precious and base metals output.

Buenaventura’s products are sold to international refiners and commodity traders, with a focus on markets in North America, Europe and Asia. The company leverages both its in-house metallurgical capabilities and strategic partnerships to optimize recovery rates and ensure compliance with environmental and social standards. Buenaventura has implemented community engagement programs and sustainability initiatives to support local development, water management and biodiversity conservation around its mining sites.

Founded in 1953, Buenaventura has grown from a regional exploration firm into a diversified mining company listed on the Lima Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. Long-time leader Roque Benavides Cámara serves as President and Chief Executive Officer, overseeing corporate strategy, operations and stakeholder relations. With more than six decades of experience in the Peruvian mining sector, Buenaventura continues to pursue selective exploration opportunities and strategic joint ventures to build long-term value for its shareholders.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $32.95 to $34.30
• 50-Day Range: $29.92 to $38.39
• 52-Week Range: $14.60 to $44.67
• Volume: 822,773 shs
• Average Volume: 1.59 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.49 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.70
• Dividend Yield: 3.26%
• Price Target: $44.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Buenaventura Mining Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Buenaventura Mining scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 70th out of 181 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: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Buenaventura Mining has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Buenaventura Mining has a consensus price target of $44.00, representing about 31.4% upside from its current price of $33.48.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Buenaventura Mining has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -18.79%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Buenaventura Mining are expected to decrease by -18.79% in the coming year, from $4.31 to $3.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Buenaventura Mining is 8.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Buenaventura Mining is 8.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.91.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Buenaventura Mining has a P/B Ratio of 1.99. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.55% 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 2.88, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Buenaventura Mining has recently increased by 25.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Buenaventura Mining pays a meaningful dividend of 3.21%, 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 28.31%. 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 31.14% next year. This indicates that Buenaventura Mining will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Buenaventura Mining this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for BVN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 125% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added Buenaventura Mining to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 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.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Buenaventura Mining has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/12 Dividend: 4/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/12 Dividend: 4/21/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/12/2026
• Today: 5/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: 15,984
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Buenaventura Mining: $44.00
• High Price Target: $44.00
• Low Price Target: $44.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.77
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $782.15 million
• Net Margins: 47.72%
• Pretax Margin: 55.86%
• Return on Equity: 24.89%
• Return on Assets: 17.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.16
• Current Ratio: 2.01
• Quick Ratio: 1.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.73 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.91
• Cash Flow: $3.08 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.87
• Book Value: $16.82 per share
• Price / Book: 1.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 253,710,000
• Free Float: 204,647,000
• Market Cap: $8.49 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.32