Newmont Mining (NEM) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, Newmont Mining (NEM) closed at $61.64, marking a -0.18% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.36% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.12%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.69%.
Coming into today, shares of the gold and copper miner had gained 2.1% in the past month. In that same time, the Basic Materials sector gained 11.13%, while the S&P 500 gained 4.27%.
Investors will be hoping for strength from NEM as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect NEM to post earnings of $0.96 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 92%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $3.69 billion, up 24.23% from the prior-year quarter.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for NEM. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 3% lower. NEM is currently a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
In terms of valuation, NEM is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 14.91. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 11.49.
The Mining - Miscellaneous industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 132, putting it in the bottom 49% of all 250+ industries.
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