We're taking a closer look at Newmont today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -0.9% compared to -0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Newmont Corporation engages in the production and exploration of gold.
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Newmont has moved 12.8% over the last year compared to 32.8% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -20.0%
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NEM has an average analyst rating of buy and is -29.36% away from its mean target price of $57.81 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $-2.19
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Newmont has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -18.6 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $3.83 and its forward P/E ratio is 10.7
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.57 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
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Newmont is part of the Basic Materials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 24.53 and an average P/B of 2.64
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Newmont has on average reported free cash flows of $1.6 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -38.5%