Achmea Investment Management B.V. Takes $829,000 Position in Newmont Co. (NYSE:NEM)

Achmea Investment Management B.V. purchased a new stake in Newmont Co. (NYSE:NEMFree Report) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 22,271 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $829,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of NEM. Studio Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Newmont by 29.4% in the 3rd quarter. Studio Investment Management LLC now owns 1,149 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 261 shares during the period. Confluence Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Newmont by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 11,788 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $439,000 after purchasing an additional 281 shares during the period. Howard Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Newmont by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,653 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $210,000 after purchasing an additional 292 shares during the period. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of Newmont by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC now owns 8,654 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $338,000 after purchasing an additional 303 shares during the period. Finally, Conning Inc. grew its position in shares of Newmont by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. Conning Inc. now owns 5,460 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $203,000 after purchasing an additional 311 shares during the period. 68.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on NEM. StockNews.com upgraded Newmont from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Newmont in a research report on Monday, January 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $47.20 price target for the company. Scotiabank reduced their price target on Newmont from $52.00 to $50.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on Newmont from $47.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Raymond James reduced their price target on Newmont from $62.00 to $59.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $53.16.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Peter Toth sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.00, for a total transaction of $120,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 82,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,303,840. This represents a 3.50 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, COO Natascha Viljoen sold 9,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.00, for a total value of $360,000.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 145,967 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,838,680. This trade represents a 5.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 33,231 shares of company stock worth $1,388,758 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Newmont Stock Up 1.4 %

NEM opened at $46.27 on Friday. Newmont Co. has a 1-year low of $33.29 and a 1-year high of $58.72. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $43.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.96, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The stock has a market cap of $52.14 billion, a PE ratio of 15.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 0.54.

Newmont (NYSE:NEMGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The basic materials company reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $5.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.32 billion. Newmont had a return on equity of 13.52% and a net margin of 17.92%. As a group, research analysts expect that Newmont Co. will post 3.45 earnings per share for the current year.

Newmont Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 4th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.16%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 4th. Newmont’s payout ratio is 34.13%.

Newmont Company Profile

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Newmont Corporation engages in the production and exploration of gold. It also explores for copper, silver, zinc, and lead. The company has operations and/or assets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Peru, Suriname, Argentina, Chile, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Ecuador, Fiji, and Ghana.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Newmont (NYSE:NEM)

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