Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) COO Sells 22,367 Shares

Aura Minerals Inc. (NASDAQ:AUGO) COO Luvizotto Glauber Rosa sold 22,367 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.27, for a total value of $1,459,894.09. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 411,938 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,887,193.26. This represents a 5.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Luvizotto Glauber Rosa also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, June 22nd, Luvizotto Glauber Rosa sold 6,323 shares of Aura Minerals stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.22, for a total transaction of $412,386.06.

Aura Minerals Price Performance

Aura Minerals stock traded down $0.68 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $62.97. 716,216 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,003,583. Aura Minerals Inc. has a 52 week low of $22.24 and a 52 week high of $110.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.98. The firm has a market cap of $5.28 billion and a PE ratio of 58.31. The company’s fifty day moving average is $74.47 and its 200-day moving average is $71.32.

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The company reported $999.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Aura Minerals had a return on equity of 111.96% and a net margin of 7.80%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Aura Minerals Inc. will post 10.08 EPS for the current year.

Aura Minerals Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 19th were paid a $0.78 dividend. This is an increase from Aura Minerals’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.66. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 19th. Aura Minerals’s payout ratio is 288.89%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on AUGO shares. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Aura Minerals from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Aura Minerals from a “strong-buy” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Aura Minerals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $67.60.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Aura Minerals in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC purchased a new position in Aura Minerals in the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Aura Minerals in the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Hollencrest Capital Management lifted its stake in Aura Minerals by 307.7% in the fourth quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 795 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new stake in Aura Minerals in the third quarter worth $108,000.

Aura Minerals Company Profile

We are an Americas gold and copper production company with a significant portfolio of mining operations. Our mission is to deliver long-term value by unlocking operational efficiencies, responsibly growing our portfolio with a focus on return on invested capital, responsible mining practices and a commitment to sustainability. We operate with a decentralized culture, supported by a lean corporate team that ensures agile and dynamic management and decision-making processes, focused on high operational sustainability compliance standards.