Principal Financial Group Inc. Has $9.98 Million Stake in Agnico Eagle Mines Limited $AEM

Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE:AEM) (TSE:AEM) by 135.9% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 59,246 shares of the mining company’s stock after acquiring an additional 34,127 shares during the quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Agnico Eagle Mines were worth $9,981,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in Agnico Eagle Mines by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,216 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $252,000 after purchasing an additional 331 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Agnico Eagle Mines by 36.4% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 19,829 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $2,150,000 after buying an additional 5,293 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Agnico Eagle Mines by 57.2% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,188 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $379,000 after buying an additional 1,160 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Agnico Eagle Mines in the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE grew its stake in Agnico Eagle Mines by 53.5% in the second quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 10,605 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $1,261,000 after acquiring an additional 3,697 shares during the period. 68.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on AEM shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on Agnico Eagle Mines in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $248.00 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group set a $189.00 price target on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines in a research note on Sunday, December 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $185.00 to $205.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Agnico Eagle Mines from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 31st. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Agnico Eagle Mines from $219.00 to $276.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $230.64.

Agnico Eagle Mines Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AEM opened at $205.35 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $102.81 billion, a PE ratio of 29.98, a PEG ratio of 0.49 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 2.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $188.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $166.90. Agnico Eagle Mines Limited has a twelve month low of $92.11 and a twelve month high of $225.00.

Key Headlines Impacting Agnico Eagle Mines

Here are the key news stories impacting Agnico Eagle Mines this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company reported record free cash flow for 2025 as stronger gold prices expanded margins — a clear cash generation positive that supports returns, capital allocation and buybacks/dividends. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly results beat estimates: AEM posted Q4 EPS above consensus and strong revenue growth year-over-year, signaling operational leverage to higher metals prices. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Press release provides a detailed beat on the quarterly numbers (EPS and margins) and highlights improved profitability metrics, reinforcing the strong earnings message. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Exploration and resource update: year-end 2025 mineral reserves rose ~2% to 55.4 Moz; indicated and inferred resources also increased — extends asset value and supports longer mine life. Company outlined 2026 exploration priorities focused on near-mine extensions and value-driver projects. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment improved: Zacks upgraded AEM to a Buy (Rank #2), reflecting growing optimism on earnings prospects — could prompt fresh inflows from model-driven investors. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Detailed metric review: analysis comparing Q4 metrics to estimates and year-ago figures provides context on margins, costs and realized metal prices — useful for modeling but not new headline guidance. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Broker and analyst commentary pieces discuss whether to buy/hold after the run — helpful for retail/institutional positioning but not a direct company action. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings outlook coverage reviews forward expectations and guidance; valuable for modeling future quarters but contains no new formal guidance changes. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation/cost concerns: commentary notes AEM has rallied strongly (~26% over 3 months) and warns that rising costs and a premium valuation could limit near-term upside — this likely prompted some profit-taking and contributed to the stock pullback. Read More.

Agnico Eagle Mines Company Profile

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE: AEM) is a Canadian-based senior gold producer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The company is principally engaged in the exploration, development, production and reclamation of gold-bearing properties. Agnico Eagle pursues both greenfield and brownfield exploration to expand its resource base and operates a portfolio of producing mines and development projects to generate long-life gold production.

Its core business activities span the full mining lifecycle: grassroots and advanced-stage exploration, prefeasibility and feasibility studies, mine construction, underground and open-pit mining, ore processing and metal recovery, and post-mining reclamation and closure.