Take This Into Account Before Investing in NEM

By Blake Campbell • Thursday, November 30 14:03 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Basic Materials company Newmont has moved -0.2% so far today on a volume of 6,720,932, compared to its average of 14,086,965. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.0%.

Newmont trades -43.65% away from its average analyst target price of $71.5 per share. The 3 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $52.61 to $81.64, and on average have given Newmont a rating of hold.

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

Newmont has moved -15.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 12.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of -1.06, Newmont has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -38.0 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
NEM has a forward P/E ratio of 15.4 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $2.61 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.68 compared to its sector average of 2.08
Newmont Corporation engages in the production and exploration of gold.
Based in Denver, the company has 14,600 full time employees and a market cap of $46.44 Billion. Newmont currently returns an annual dividend yield of 4.0%.

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