Brian Aquilino Sells 6,667 Shares of Gold.com (NYSE:GOLD) Stock

Gold.com Inc. (NYSE:GOLD) COO Brian Aquilino sold 6,667 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.02, for a total transaction of $313,482.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 6,667 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $313,482.34. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Gold.com Price Performance

GOLD opened at $45.81 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 0.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.69 and a beta of 0.56. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $42.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $44.11. Gold.com Inc. has a one year low of $23.00 and a one year high of $66.70.

Gold.com (NYSE:GOLD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 2nd. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.96 by ($0.55). Gold.com had a return on equity of 18.15% and a net margin of 0.32%.The company had revenue of $5.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.67 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.41 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Gold.com Inc. will post 3.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Gold.com Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a special dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 28th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. Gold.com’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.40%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on GOLD shares. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $60.00 price target on shares of Gold.com in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. Zacks Research cut Gold.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Gold.com in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their target price on shares of Gold.com from $70.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. Finally, Northland Securities set a $55.00 price target on shares of Gold.com in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $58.00.

Key Headlines Impacting Gold.com

Here are the key news stories impacting Gold.com this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Major shareholder increased its stake: Tether Global Investments Fund bought 100,000 GOLD shares at an average price of $39.30, increasing its holdings by 50% to 300,000 shares. The purchase may signal confidence in Gold.com’s longer-term prospects. Tether Global Investments Fund buys shares
• Positive Sentiment: Special dividend provides shareholder support: Gold.com declared a $0.20-per-share special dividend payable September 28 to shareholders of record September 16. The dividend may help sustain interest in the stock ahead of the ex-dividend date.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains favorable: Four analysts rate the shares Buy and two rate them Hold, producing a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $58. Canaccord maintained Buy coverage despite reducing its target to $65, while DA Davidson and Northland Securities set targets of $60 and $55, respectively.
• Neutral Sentiment: Gold-price exposure remains a mixed factor: Gold.com’s wholesale, direct-to-consumer and secured-lending operations can benefit from elevated precious-metals prices, but revenue and earnings may remain volatile as trading activity and customer demand fluctuate.
• Negative Sentiment: Quarterly results missed expectations: Fiscal fourth-quarter EPS was $0.41 versus the $0.96 consensus estimate, while revenue of $5.01 billion missed the $5.67 billion forecast. Although revenue increased 99% year over year, it fell 52% sequentially, alongside declines in EBITDA and new-customer growth. Gold.com Q4 results
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple executives sold shares: CEO Gregory Roberts sold 40,000 shares across September 8–9, reducing his position by roughly 47%. COO Brian Aquilino sold 6,667 shares, and EVP Carol Meltzer sold 4,000 shares, cutting their holdings by 50% and 72.73%, respectively. The cluster of sales may raise concerns about near-term insider confidence.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GOLD. CWM LLC bought a new stake in shares of Gold.com during the fourth quarter worth $35,000. New York State Teachers Retirement System bought a new stake in Gold.com in the 4th quarter valued at $55,000. Bailard Inc. bought a new stake in Gold.com in the 4th quarter valued at $211,000. Simcoe Capital LLC acquired a new position in Gold.com in the 4th quarter worth $3,134,000. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL acquired a new position in Gold.com in the 4th quarter worth $1,083,000. Institutional investors own 62.85% of the company’s stock.

Gold.com Company Profile

Gold.com, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a precious metals company. It operates through three segments: Wholesale Sales & Ancillary Services, Direct-to-Consumer, and Secured Lending. The Wholesale Sales & Ancillary Services segment sells gold, silver, platinum, and palladium in the form of bars, plates, powders, wafers, grains, ingots, and coins. This segment also offers complementary services, such as receiving, handling, inventorying, processing, packing, and shipping of precious metals and custom coins on a secure basis; and designs and produces minted silver products.