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Newmont Stock – A Brief Analysis

Newmont logged a 0.7% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $35.24 per share.

Newmont returned losses of -34.4% last year, with its stock price reaching a high of $55.41 and a low of $33.59. Over the same period, the stock underperformed the S&P 500 index by -55.2%. As of April 2023, the company's 50-day average price was $38.66. Newmont Corporation engages in the production and exploration of gold. Based in Denver, CO, the large-cap Basic Materials company has 14,600 full time employees. Newmont has offered a 4.6% dividend yield over the last 12 months.

Strong Revenue Growth With no capital expenditures:

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Revenue (MM) $7,253 $9,740 $11,497 $12,222 $11,915 $11,055
Revenue Growth n/a 34.29% 18.04% 6.31% -2.51% -7.22%
Operating Margins 10% 38% 27% 9% 0% -3%
Net Margins 5% 28% 25% 10% -4% -7%
Net Income (MM) $341 $2,805 $2,829 $1,166 -$429 -$813
Net Interest Expense (MM) -$207 -$301 -$308 -$274 -$227 -$215
Depreciation & Amort. (MM) $1,215 $1,960 $2,300 $2,323 $2,185 $1,998
Earnings Per Share $0.64 $3.81 $3.51 $1.46 -$0.54 -$1.03
EPS Growth n/a 495.31% -7.87% -58.4% -136.99% -90.74%
Diluted Shares (MM) 535 820 806 801 795 796
Free Cash Flow (MM) $795 $1,403 $3,580 $2,626 $1,089 $765
Capital Expenditures (MM) $1,032 $1,463 $1,302 $1,653 $2,131 $2,392
Current Ratio 2.95 2.63 2.52 2.9 2.23 2.12

Newmont does not have a meaningful trailing P/E ratio since its earnings per share are currently in the red. Based on its EPS guidance of $3.25, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 11.9. In comparison, the average P/E ratio for the Basic Materials sector is 16.53. On the other hand, the market is undervaluing Newmont in terms of its equity because its P/B ratio is 1.47. In comparison, the sector average is 2.07.

Newmont Has an Average Rating of Buy:

The 3 analysts following Newmont have set target prices ranging from $57.78 to $81.95 per share, for an average of $73.43 with a buy rating. As of April 2023, the company is trading -47.4% away from its average target price, indicating that there is an analyst consensus of strong upside potential.

Newmont has an average amount of shares sold short because 2.0% of the company's shares are sold short. Institutions own 58.9% of the company's shares, and the insider ownership rate stands at 0.1%, suggesting a small amount of insider investors. The largest shareholder is Blackrock Inc., whose 12% stake in the company is worth $3,271,137,438.

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