Russell Investments Group Ltd. Boosts Stock Holdings in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN)

Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN - Free Report) by 162.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,008 shares of the mining company's stock after acquiring an additional 21,659 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd.'s holdings in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. were worth $417,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of BVN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 23.9% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,103,645 shares of the mining company's stock worth $24,234,000 after purchasing an additional 405,601 shares in the last quarter. Sagil Capital LLP raised its stake in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 35.1% in the fourth quarter. Sagil Capital LLP now owns 1,658,518 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $19,106,000 after buying an additional 430,960 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,002,441 shares of the mining company's stock worth $11,472,000 after acquiring an additional 38,427 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 381,561 shares of the mining company's stock worth $4,396,000 after acquiring an additional 20,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp increased its holdings in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 8.0% during the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 204,046 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $2,351,000 after acquiring an additional 15,072 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. stock traded down $0.44 on Friday, reaching $14.55. 1,025,387 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,170,825. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $14.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $13.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.32 and a beta of 0.37. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has a twelve month low of $11.50 and a twelve month high of $18.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

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

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.2922 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a positive change from Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.'s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.07. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.'s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 17.72%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have weighed in on BVN shares. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Scotiabank upped their target price on Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. from $15.00 to $15.50 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th.

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. Profile

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.