Aura Minerals Inc. (AUGO) To Go Ex-Dividend on November 18th

Aura Minerals Inc. (NASDAQ:AUGO) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.72 per share on Friday, November 27th. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 18th.

Aura Minerals Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AUGO opened at $77.82 on Friday. Aura Minerals has a twelve month low of $33.16 and a twelve month high of $110.32. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $82.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $75.89. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The stock has a market cap of $6.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.19 and a beta of 0.82.

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 30th. The company reported $2.57 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $335.97 million during the quarter. Aura Minerals had a return on equity of 103.62% and a net margin of 23.18%. As a group, research analysts predict that Aura Minerals will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Zacks Research upgraded Aura Minerals from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Aura Minerals from $104.50 to $91.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Aura Minerals from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 30th. Wall Street Zen raised Aura Minerals from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 31st. Finally, Santander cut shares of Aura Minerals from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $86.95.

Aura Minerals Company Profile

Aura Minerals Inc is a mining company focused on the exploration, development, and operation of gold, copper, and other precious and base-metal properties in the Americas. The company’s activities span the full mining life cycle, including resource evaluation, mine development, production, processing, and exploration for additional mineral deposits.

Aura’s portfolio has included the Aranzazu copper-gold-silver mine in Zacatecas, Mexico; the San Andrés gold mine in Honduras; and gold operations in Brazil, including the Almas and São Francisco mines.