What is Cormark’s Estimate for AEM FY2025 Earnings?

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE:AEM) (TSE:AEM) – Investment analysts at Cormark reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Agnico Eagle Mines in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Cormark analyst R. Gray now expects that the mining company will earn $3.62 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $4.17. The consensus estimate for Agnico Eagle Mines’ current full-year earnings is $4.71 per share. Cormark also issued estimates for Agnico Eagle Mines’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.76 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.76 EPS.

Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) (TSE:AEM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The mining company reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70 by ($0.44). Agnico Eagle Mines had a net margin of 22.88% and a return on equity of 10.45%.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on Agnico Eagle Mines from $85.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Agnico Eagle Mines from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Agnico Eagle Mines from $96.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, TD Securities decreased their target price on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from $108.00 to $106.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $94.63.

Agnico Eagle Mines Price Performance

Shares of AEM opened at $98.08 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 1.86 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of $49.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.95, a P/E/G ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.10. The business’s 50-day moving average is $87.21 and its 200-day moving average is $83.66. Agnico Eagle Mines has a fifty-two week low of $47.73 and a fifty-two week high of $101.45.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Agnico Eagle Mines

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in shares of Agnico Eagle Mines by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 22,322,859 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $1,745,858,000 after buying an additional 778,919 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Agnico Eagle Mines by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 19,865,285 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $1,554,180,000 after buying an additional 331,087 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of Agnico Eagle Mines by 43.5% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,061,244 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $1,213,311,000 after purchasing an additional 4,562,005 shares during the period. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in Agnico Eagle Mines by 41.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 13,952,061 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $1,091,550,000 after buying an additional 4,121,164 shares during the period. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG boosted its stake in Agnico Eagle Mines by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 11,916,739 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $932,008,000 after acquiring an additional 87,410 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.34% of the company’s stock.

Agnico Eagle Mines Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.63%. Agnico Eagle Mines’s payout ratio is 42.33%.

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.