WINTON GROUP Ltd Buys New Shares in Aura Minerals Inc. $AUGO

WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Aura Minerals Inc. (NASDAQ:AUGO) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 38,564 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,944,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. State of Wyoming raised its holdings in shares of Aura Minerals by 58.3% during the fourth quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 6,959 shares of the company’s stock valued at $351,000 after acquiring an additional 2,564 shares during the period. Channing Global Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Aura Minerals in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,166,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Aura Minerals in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $6,965,000. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Aura Minerals by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 96,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,883,000 after buying an additional 7,172 shares during the period. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. acquired a new position in Aura Minerals in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $183,000.

Insider Activity

In other Aura Minerals news, Director Mauad Bruno Sousa bought 2,800 shares of Aura Minerals stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were bought at an average price of $64.95 per share, with a total value of $181,860.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 437,765 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $28,432,836.75. This trade represents a 0.64% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Rodrigo Cardoso Barbosa sold 55,000 shares of Aura Minerals stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.63, for a total transaction of $4,544,650.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 739,745 shares in the company, valued at $61,125,129.35. The trade was a 6.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 310,392 shares of company stock valued at $24,588,386 in the last 90 days.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on AUGO shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Aura Minerals from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Zacks Research lowered shares of Aura Minerals from a “strong-buy” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Aura Minerals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on shares of Aura Minerals in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $105.00 price objective on the stock. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $67.60.

Aura Minerals Price Performance

Shares of Aura Minerals stock opened at $60.40 on Monday. Aura Minerals Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $22.24 and a fifty-two week high of $110.32. The company has a market cap of $5.06 billion and a PE ratio of 55.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $83.72 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $68.77.

Aura Minerals (NASDAQ:AUGO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The company reported $999.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Aura Minerals had a net margin of 7.80% and a return on equity of 111.96%. Analysts expect that Aura Minerals Inc. will post 10.08 EPS for the current year.

Aura Minerals Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were given a $0.78 dividend. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.2%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 19th. This is a boost from Aura Minerals’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.66. Aura Minerals’s dividend payout ratio is 288.89%.

About Aura Minerals

We are an Americas gold and copper production company with a significant portfolio of mining operations. Our mission is to deliver long-term value by unlocking operational efficiencies, responsibly growing our portfolio with a focus on return on invested capital, responsible mining practices and a commitment to sustainability. We operate with a decentralized culture, supported by a lean corporate team that ensures agile and dynamic management and decision-making processes, focused on high operational sustainability compliance standards.