Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. engages in the exploration, development, construction, and operation of mineral processing business. The company explores for gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper metals. It operates operating mining units, including Tambomayo located in the Caylloma province, Orcopampa Unit located in the province of Castilla, Uchucchacua located in province of Oyón, Julcani located in province of Angaraes, Peru, as well as San Gabrie located in the province of General Sánchez Cerro, in the Moquegua region. The company owns interests in Colquijirca, La Zanja, Cerro Verde, El Brocal, Coimolache, Yumpaq, San Gregorio mines, and Trapiche mining unit. In addition, it produces monohydrate manganese sulphate; and operates hydroelectric power plants. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. was incorporated in 1953 and is based in Lima, Peru.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.60 to $14.94
• 50-Day Range: $12.93 to $15.79
• 52-Week Range: $11.50 to $18.50
• Volume: 563,944 shs
• Average Volume: 1.13 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.74 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.46
• Dividend Yield: 1.90%
• Price Target: $16.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 82nd out of 185 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 30.97%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. are expected to grow by 30.97% in the coming year, from $1.13 to $1.48 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. is 10.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. is 10.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 72.39.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.97% of the float of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has recently increased by 9.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. pays a meaningful dividend of 1.92%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. is 14.81%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.92% next year. This indicates that Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.97% of the float of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has recently increased by 9.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.66

News Sentiment

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has a news sentiment score of 1.66. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for BVN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

19.34% of the stock of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

BVN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BVN shares performed this year?

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.'s stock was trading at $11.52 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BVN stock has increased by 28.0% and is now trading at $14.75.
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How were Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.'s earnings last quarter?

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN) issued its earnings results on Thursday, February, 20th. The mining company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.07. The mining company had revenue of $299.59 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $315.77 million. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. had a net margin of 32.40% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.15%.
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Who are Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.'s major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. include Bank of Nova Scotia (3.29%), MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (2.17%), Helikon Investments Ltd (0.67%) and Northern Trust Corp (0.65%).

How do I buy shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), GE Aerospace (GE), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Meta Platforms (META) and Southern Copper (SCCO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/20/2025
• Record date for 5/12 Dividend: 4/16/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/12 Dividend: 4/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/12/2025
• Today: 5/27/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Metal mining
• Sub-Industry: Metals & Mining
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BVN
• CIK: 1013131
• Web: www.buenaventura.com
• Phone: (511) 419-2500
• Fax: 51-1-419-2502
• Employees: 2,043
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $16.75
• High Stock Price Target: $18.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $15.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.89
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.46
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.05
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $19.85 million
• Net Margins: 32.40%
• Pretax Margin: 50.21%
• Return on Equity: 6.15%
• Return on Assets: 4.37%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.07
• Current Ratio: 1.82
• Quick Ratio: 1.64

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.15 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.24
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 253,715,000
• Free Float: 204,647,000
• Market Cap: $3.74 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.42