Aura Minerals (ORA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Aura Minerals Inc., a gold and copper production company, focuses on the development and operation of gold and base metal projects in the Americas. It operates through Minosa Mine, Apoena Mines, The Aranzazu Mine, Corporate, Almas, and Projects segments. The company primarily explores for gold and copper in Brazil, Mexico, and Honduras. It also holds interest in five other projects that are at various stages of development in Brazil and Colombia. The company was formerly known as Aura Gold Inc. and changed its name to Aura Minerals Inc. in July 2007. The company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida. Aura Minerals Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Northwestern Enterprises Ltd.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$17.47 to C$17.90
• 50-Day Range: C$15.02 to C$18.09
• 52-Week Range: C$8.26 to C$18.15
• Volume: 23,753 shs
• Average Volume: 17,326 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$1.29 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 5.39%
• Price Target: C$16.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Aura Minerals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Aura Minerals scored higher than 13% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Aura Minerals has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Aura Minerals has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Aura Minerals is -28.71, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Aura Minerals is -28.71, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Aura Minerals has a P/B Ratio of 5.19. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ORA.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Aura Minerals is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.85%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Aura Minerals does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ORA.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.60

News Sentiment

Aura Minerals has a news sentiment score of -0.60. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Aura Minerals this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for ORA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Aura Minerals insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$435,078.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

57.96% of the stock of Aura Minerals is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 4.24% of the stock of Aura Minerals is held by institutions.

ORA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ORA shares performed this year?

Aura Minerals' stock was trading at C$9.23 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, ORA stock has increased by 92.8% and is now trading at C$17.80.
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How do I buy shares of Aura Minerals?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Aura Minerals own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Aura Minerals investors own include Royal Bank of Canada (RY), TMX Group (X), Fortuna Silver Mines (FSM), Micron Technology (MU), Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJRD), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and BlackBerry (BB).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 12/2 Dividend: 11/15/2024
• Today: 11/23/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/02/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/18/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Gold
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: TSE:ORA
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.auraminerals.com
• Phone: 305-239-9332
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,480
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$16.00
• High Stock Price Target: C$16.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -10.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C($0.62)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.24
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: C$-33,140,000.00
• Net Margins: -6.61%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -11.41%
• Return on Assets: 8.95%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 147.20
• Current Ratio: 1.52
• Quick Ratio: 1.22

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$501.45 million
• Price / Sales: 2.57
• Cash Flow: C$3.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.86
• Book Value: C$3.43 per share
• Price / Book: 5.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 72,370,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$1.29 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.59