The Most Important Facts About Agnico Eagle Mines

By Scott Lee • Tuesday, October 31 15:12 • Permanent Link

Agnico Eagle Mines logged a -1.9% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $46.73 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 1.0%. AEM's trading volume is 2,190,204 compared to the stock's average volume of 2,389,365.

Agnico Eagle Mines trades -30.03% away from its average analyst target price of $66.79 per share. The 15 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $55.0 to $72.0, and on average have given Agnico Eagle Mines a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying AEM should be aware of the facts below:

Agnico Eagle Mines has moved 4.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 10.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 5.18, Agnico Eagle Mines has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.0 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
AEM has a forward P/E ratio of 20.1 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $2.32 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -32.81 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Agnico Eagle Mines is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.16 compared to its sector average of 2.08
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, a gold mining company, exploration, development, and production of precious metals.
Based in Toronto, the company has 10,125 full time employees and a market cap of $23.18 Billion. Agnico Eagle Mines currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.4%.

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