XTX Topco Ltd Sells 31,930 Shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN)

XTX Topco Ltd decreased its holdings in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN - Free Report) by 51.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 30,314 shares of the mining company's stock after selling 31,930 shares during the quarter. XTX Topco Ltd's holdings in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. were worth $349,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BVN. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 37.2% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 161,288 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $2,232,000 after buying an additional 43,692 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 2.2% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 964,014 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $13,225,000 after purchasing an additional 20,899 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. in the third quarter valued at about $153,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 212.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,698,044 shares of the mining company's stock worth $23,501,000 after purchasing an additional 1,153,819 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. by 64.8% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,717 shares of the mining company's stock worth $112,000 after purchasing an additional 3,820 shares in the last quarter.

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. Stock Down 2.9 %

Shares of BVN traded down $0.44 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $14.55. 1,025,387 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,170,825. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 1.82. The company has a market cap of $3.69 billion, a PE ratio of 10.32 and a beta of 0.37. The firm's 50 day moving average is $14.20 and its 200-day moving average is $13.24. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has a 52 week low of $11.50 and a 52 week high of $18.84.

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 the consensus estimate of $0.20 by ($0.07). Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. had a return on equity of 6.15% and a net margin of 32.40%. The company had revenue of $299.59 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $315.77 million. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. will post 1.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on BVN. StockNews.com downgraded Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, February 24th. Scotiabank increased their price target on shares of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. from $15.00 to $15.50 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note 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.