Raymond James Has Pessimistic Outlook of TSE:AEM Q1 Earnings

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSE:AEM) (NYSE:AEM) – Investment analysts at Raymond James dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Agnico Eagle Mines in a report issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Raymond James analyst F. Hamed now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.38 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.64. The consensus estimate for Agnico Eagle Mines’ current full-year earnings is $5.50 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Agnico Eagle Mines’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.35 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $5.51 EPS.

Separately, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines to C$105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Agnico Eagle Mines currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$122.14.

Agnico Eagle Mines Price Performance

Shares of TSE:AEM opened at C$139.99 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.88. The stock’s 50 day moving average is C$130.02 and its 200-day moving average is C$118.97. Agnico Eagle Mines has a twelve month low of C$72.59 and a twelve month high of C$145.25. The firm has a market capitalization of C$49.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.18, a PEG ratio of 22.97 and a beta of 1.10.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director John Merfyn Roberts sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$118.43, for a total value of C$236,860.00. Also, Senior Officer Carol-Ann Plummer-Theriault sold 5,625 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$139.99, for a total value of C$787,455.00. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 70,269 shares of company stock worth $8,396,572. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Agnico Eagle Mines Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. 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 1.14%. Agnico Eagle Mines’s dividend payout ratio is currently 76.24%.

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.