Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSE:AEM) Senior Officer Carol-Ann Plummer-Theriault Sells 5,625 Shares

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSE:AEM) (NYSE:AEM) Senior Officer Carol-Ann Plummer-Theriault sold 5,625 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$139.99, for a total value of C$787,455.00.

Agnico Eagle Mines Price Performance

Agnico Eagle Mines stock opened at C$141.06 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of C$127.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$117.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.88, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The company has a market capitalization of C$49.88 billion, a PE ratio of 49.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 22.97 and a beta of 1.10. Agnico Eagle Mines Limited has a one year low of C$64.56 and a one year high of C$145.25.

Agnico Eagle Mines Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued 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 dividend yield of 1.13%. Agnico Eagle Mines’s payout ratio is presently 76.24%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, National Bankshares boosted their price target on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from C$143.00 to C$144.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$125.00.

Agnico Eagle Mines Company Profile

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.