Scotiabank Equities Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for BVN

Buenaventura Mining Company Inc. (NYSE:BVN) – Analysts at Scotiabank upped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Buenaventura Mining in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 15th. Scotiabank analyst T. Jakusconek now forecasts that the mining company will earn $4.45 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.12. Scotiabank has a “Sector Perform” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Buenaventura Mining’s current full-year earnings is $4.39 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Buenaventura Mining’s FY2027 earnings at $3.79 EPS.

Buenaventura Mining (NYSE:BVN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The mining company reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.09 by $0.23. Buenaventura Mining had a return on equity of 24.89% and a net margin of 47.72%.The business had revenue of $624.56 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $666.00 million.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on BVN. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Buenaventura Mining from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 28th. Zacks Research downgraded Buenaventura Mining from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Weiss Ratings lowered Buenaventura Mining from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Buenaventura Mining from $42.50 to $34.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $37.25.

Buenaventura Mining Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:BVN opened at $31.25 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $7.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.12 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a current ratio of 2.01. Buenaventura Mining has a one year low of $16.90 and a one year high of $44.67. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $32.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.46.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Buenaventura Mining

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Buenaventura Mining by 27.8% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 427,509 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $6,682,000 after acquiring an additional 93,021 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its position in Buenaventura Mining by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,278,411 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $19,982,000 after purchasing an additional 25,440 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new stake in Buenaventura Mining in the 2nd quarter valued at about $345,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Buenaventura Mining by 2,318.6% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 633,036 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $10,394,000 after purchasing an additional 606,862 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in Buenaventura Mining by 691.4% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 228,246 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $3,748,000 after purchasing an additional 199,405 shares during the period.

Buenaventura Mining Company Profile

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura SAA. (NYSE: BVN) is one of Peru’s leading precious metals producers, primarily engaged in the exploration, development and operation of gold, silver and base metal mines. Headquartered in Lima, the company’s core activities cover the entire mining cycle from concession acquisition and project evaluation to extraction, milling and metal refining. Buenaventura also holds interests in smelting, refining and trading services, enabling it to market its products both domestically and internationally.

The company’s principal assets include several operating mines in Peru such as Uchucchacua (silver-lead-zinc), Orcopampa (gold-silver) and the Tambomayo gold mine.