Scotiabank Weighs in on Aura Minerals FY2026 Earnings

Aura Minerals Inc. (NASDAQ:AUGO) – Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Aura Minerals in a research note issued on Friday, September 25th. Scotiabank analyst A. Salazar expects that the company will post earnings of $6.83 per share for the year. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $110.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Aura Minerals’ current full-year earnings is $5.91 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Aura Minerals’ FY2027 earnings at $7.65 EPS.

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The company reported $2.57 earnings per share for the quarter. Aura Minerals had a net margin of 23.18% and a return on equity of 103.62%. The company had revenue of $335.97 million for the quarter.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on AUGO. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Aura Minerals from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 7th. Bank of America cut their price target on Aura Minerals from $122.00 to $94.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Santander cut Aura Minerals from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Aura Minerals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Aura Minerals from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $86.95.

Aura Minerals Stock Down 0.9%

AUGO stock opened at $78.68 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.23 and a beta of 0.28. Aura Minerals has a 12 month low of $29.11 and a 12 month high of $110.32. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.91 and its 200-day simple moving average is $75.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.82.

Aura Minerals Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 18th were given a dividend of $0.72 per share. This is a drop from Aura Minerals’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 18th. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. Aura Minerals’s payout ratio is 81.36%.

Insider Activity

In other Aura Minerals news, Director Mauad Sousa sold 280,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.67, for a total value of $22,867,600.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 168,765 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,783,037.55. This trade represents a 62.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Glauber Luvizotto sold 64,713 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.20, for a total value of $5,189,982.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 224,515 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,006,103. This trade represents a 22.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders purchased 263,011 shares of company stock valued at $22,662,070 and sold 1,568,065 shares valued at $133,318,052.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of Aura Minerals by 42.5% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 977,212 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,740,000 after purchasing an additional 291,623 shares during the period. Sagil Capital LLP acquired a new position in shares of Aura Minerals during the 4th quarter worth about $7,864,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new position in Aura Minerals in the 2nd quarter valued at about $961,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its stake in Aura Minerals by 125.1% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 321,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,241,000 after buying an additional 178,730 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth High Governance Capital Ltda acquired a new stake in Aura Minerals in the 1st quarter worth about $4,298,000.

About Aura Minerals

Aura Minerals Inc is a mining company focused on the exploration, development and production of gold, copper and other associated minerals. The company operates a portfolio of mines and projects in the Americas and sells the metals produced from its operations to commercial customers.

Aura’s assets include the Aranzazu copper-gold-silver mine in Mexico, the San Andrés gold mine in Honduras, and gold operations in Brazil, including the Almas and Apoena complexes. The company also has development and exploration projects intended to support future production and extend the operating life of its portfolio.

Headquartered in the Americas and listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol AUGO, Aura Minerals has built its business through the acquisition, development and operation of precious- and base-metal assets.