21,567 Shares in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN) Bought by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 21,567 shares of the mining company's stock, valued at approximately $248,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. in the 4th quarter worth approximately $50,000. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. in the third quarter valued at $56,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 41.3% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 4,752 shares of the mining company's stock worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 1,389 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich purchased a new stake in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. in the 4th quarter worth about $63,000. Finally, R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. in the 4th quarter valued at about $74,000.

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. Stock Performance

Shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. stock traded down $0.31 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $15.24. The company had a trading volume of 2,046,322 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,188,682. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 1.82 and a quick ratio of 1.64. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has a one year low of $11.50 and a one year high of $18.84. The firm has a market cap of $3.87 billion, a PE ratio of 10.81 and a beta of 0.76. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $13.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.17.

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The mining company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by ($0.07). Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. had a net margin of 32.40% and a return on equity of 6.15%. The company had revenue of $299.59 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $315.77 million. On average, analysts anticipate that Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. will post 1.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th.

About Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura SAA. engages in the exploration, development, construction, and operation of mineral processing business. The company explores for gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper metals. It operates operating mining units, including Tambomayo located in the Caylloma province, Orcopampa Unit located in the province of Castilla, Uchucchacua located in province of Oyón, Julcani located in province of Angaraes, Peru, as well as San Gabrie located in the province of General Sánchez Cerro, in the Moquegua region.