HighTower Advisors LLC Sells 6,100 Shares of Agnico Eagle Mines Limited $AEM

HighTower Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE:AEM) (TSE:AEM) by 11.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 46,120 shares of the mining company’s stock after selling 6,100 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Agnico Eagle Mines were worth $7,774,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Agnico Eagle Mines by 11.5% during 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 during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Agnico Eagle Mines by 36.4% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 19,829 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $2,150,000 after acquiring an additional 5,293 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Agnico Eagle Mines by 57.2% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,188 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $379,000 after acquiring an additional 1,160 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR raised its position in shares of Agnico Eagle Mines by 14.9% during the second quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 2,947 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $350,000 after purchasing an additional 382 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Agnico Eagle Mines by 17.3% in the 2nd quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 2,615 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $312,000 after purchasing an additional 385 shares in the last quarter. 68.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Agnico Eagle Mines

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

• Positive Sentiment: Agnico bought a significant stake in Maple Gold Mines and released an aggressive 2026 exploration and drilling plan aimed at resource growth and new discoveries — a move that adds near‑term optionality and long‑term reserve upside to AEM’s pipeline. Agnico Eagle Deepens Exploration Push With Maple Gold Stake And 2026 Plans
• Positive Sentiment: FY2025 results and capital allocation: AEM posted strong production, record free cash flow and raised its dividend while executing buybacks — supporting the bull case that the company can return cash while funding growth. Agnico Eagle: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage and peer comparisons are spotlighting AEM (Zacks and analyst writeups), bringing additional investor attention but not necessarily altering fundamentals immediately. This can increase trading volume and volatility. CGAU vs. AEM: Which Stock Should Value Investors Buy Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and articles note a trade‑off: upbeat earnings and revenue beat versus rising unit costs — a mixed signal that tempers enthusiasm while keeping the stock supported by cash returns and growth plans. Can Agnico Eagle’s Profits Keep Shining Amid Rising Production Costs?
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan published a pessimistic forecast for AEM’s stock price, which can weigh on sentiment and short‑term momentum among institutional investors. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) Stock Price
• Negative Sentiment: Industry cost pressure: coverage of higher unit costs at peers (e.g., Barrick) highlights inflationary risks and potential margin pressure that could challenge AEM’s operating leverage if costs continue to rise. Will Barrick Mining’s Higher Costs Dent Its Profit Momentum Ahead?

Agnico Eagle Mines Stock Performance

Shares of Agnico Eagle Mines stock opened at $228.11 on Monday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $194.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $171.34. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Agnico Eagle Mines Limited has a 12 month low of $92.11 and a 12 month high of $229.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $114.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 0.63.

Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) (TSE:AEM) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The mining company reported $2.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.56 by $0.13. Agnico Eagle Mines had a return on equity of 18.09% and a net margin of 37.47%.The firm had revenue of $3.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.40 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.26 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 60.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts anticipate that Agnico Eagle Mines Limited will post 4.63 EPS for the current year.

Agnico Eagle Mines Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is an increase from Agnico Eagle Mines’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. Agnico Eagle Mines’s payout ratio is presently 18.02%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on AEM shares. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from $198.00 to $256.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $185.00 to $205.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from $248.00 to $235.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Weiss Ratings lowered Agnico Eagle Mines from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Agnico Eagle Mines from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 31st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $234.91.

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.