Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSE:AEM) Senior Officer Sells C$754,950.00 in Stock

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSE:AEM - Get Free Report) NYSE: AEM Senior Officer Carol-Ann Plummer-Theriault sold 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$150.99, for a total value of C$754,950.00.

Carol-Ann Plummer-Theriault also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, February 19th, Carol-Ann Plummer-Theriault sold 5,625 shares of Agnico Eagle Mines stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$139.99, for a total transaction of C$787,455.00.

Agnico Eagle Mines Stock Performance

Shares of Agnico Eagle Mines stock traded down C$0.55 during trading on Friday, hitting C$153.79. 1,117,953 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,014,893. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.88, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The stock has a market capitalization of C$54.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.03, a PEG ratio of 22.97 and a beta of 1.10. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of C$140.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$123.75. Agnico Eagle Mines Limited has a 1 year low of C$81.75 and a 1 year high of C$157.88.

Agnico Eagle Mines Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Agnico Eagle Mines's payout ratio is currently 76.24%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AEM has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Stifel Canada upgraded shares of Agnico Eagle Mines to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Agnico Eagle Mines to C$105.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. National Bankshares lifted their price objective on Agnico Eagle Mines from C$160.00 to C$190.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, National Bank Financial raised Agnico Eagle Mines to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$128.71.

About Agnico Eagle Mines

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, a gold mining company, exploration, development, and production of precious metals. It explores for gold. The company's mines are located in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico, with exploration and development activities in Canada, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States.