Ivanhoe Mines (TSE:IVN) Stock Gets Downgrade from TD Securities

Ivanhoe Mines (TSE:IVN) was downgraded by analysts at TD Securities from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Wednesday, Zacks reports.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on IVN. Morgan Stanley raised Ivanhoe Mines from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the company from C$12.00 to C$13.20 in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Scotia increased their price target on Ivanhoe Mines from C$13.00 to C$13.50 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 9th. Raymond James Financial cut their price target on Ivanhoe Mines from C$15.50 to C$12.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Ivanhoe Mines from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from C$17.00 to C$12.50 in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on shares of Ivanhoe Mines from C$13.00 to C$15.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$13.77.

Ivanhoe Mines Price Performance

Shares of IVN stock opened at C$8.45 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.54, a current ratio of 2.21 and a quick ratio of 20.86. The company has a market capitalization of C$12.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 93.89 and a beta of 1.60. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is C$11.27 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$12.24. Ivanhoe Mines has a one year low of C$7.64 and a one year high of C$20.34.

Ivanhoe Mines (TSE:IVN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 3rd. The company reported C$0.06 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of C$375.60 million during the quarter. Ivanhoe Mines had a net margin of 21.51% and a return on equity of 2.61%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Ivanhoe Mines will post 1.01 EPS for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Ivanhoe Mines

Here are the key news stories impacting Ivanhoe Mines this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Ivanhoe reported Q3 earnings of C$0.06 per share and revenue of C$375.6 million, with earnings higher year over year. Ivanhoe Mines Posts Higher Q3 Earnings YoY, Lowers 2027 Guidance for Kamoa-Kakula Mine
• Negative Sentiment: The company lowered its 2027 guidance for the Kamoa-Kakula mine. Reports of further setbacks at the copper project and soaring costs raise concerns about production and expenses. Copper’s biggest new mine stumbles again as costs soar
• Negative Sentiment: Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Ivanhoe from “buy” to “hold” and cut its price target to C$12.50 from C$17.00, signaling a more cautious view despite implied upside to the current share price. Stifel Nicolaus rating and target change
• Negative Sentiment: Raymond James lowered its price target to C$12.00 from C$15.50 and maintained a “market perform” rating, adding to pressure on sentiment. Raymond James analyst recommendations

About Ivanhoe Mines

Ivanhoe Mines is a Canadian mining company focused on advancing its three principal operations in Southern Africa; the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the DRC, the ultra-high-grade Kipushi zinc-copper-germanium-silver mine, also in the DRC; and the tier-one Platreef platinum-palladium-nickel-rhodium-gold-copper mine in South Africa. Ivanhoe Mines is exploring for copper in its highly prospective, 54-100% owned exploration licences in the Western Forelands, covering an area over six times larger than the adjacent Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, including the high-grade discoveries in the Makoko District.