Brokers Set Expectations for TSE:AEM Q1 Earnings

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSE:AEM) (NYSE:AEM) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Agnico Eagle Mines in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 22nd. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle anticipates that the company will earn $2.03 per share for the quarter. National Bank Financial has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Agnico Eagle Mines’ current full-year earnings is $5.50 per share.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on AEM. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Agnico Eagle Mines to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. UBS Group downgraded shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Stifel Canada raised shares of Agnico Eagle Mines to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from C$165.00 to C$185.00 in a report on Monday. Finally, National Bankshares raised their price objective on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from C$160.00 to C$190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$138.00.

Agnico Eagle Mines Stock Down 1.9 %

AEM stock opened at C$164.26 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.88. The stock has a market capitalization of C$58.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 22.97 and a beta of 1.10. Agnico Eagle Mines has a 12 month low of C$85.71 and a 12 month high of C$175.33. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of C$149.44 and a 200-day moving average price of C$130.46.

Insider Activity

In other news, Senior Officer Dominique Girard sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$148.32, for a total value of C$1,483,200.00. Also, Senior Officer Carol-Ann Plummer-Theriault sold 5,625 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$139.99, for a total transaction of C$787,455.00. Insiders sold 26,625 shares of company stock valued at $3,958,905 in the last quarter. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Agnico Eagle Mines Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th were given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Agnico Eagle Mines’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 76.24%.

About Agnico Eagle Mines

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.