The stock of Newmont Corp (NYSE: NEM) has decreased by -3.16 when compared to last closing price of 55.70.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -2.07% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-04-26 that Gold’s value dates back to humankind’s earliest years. It remains a safe-haven asset to this day.
Is It Worth Investing in Newmont Corp (NYSE: NEM) Right Now?
Newmont Corp (NYSE: NEM) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 12.11x compared to its average ratio. NEM has 36-month beta value of 0.29. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NEM is 1.13B, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.10% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of NEM on April 28, 2025 was 12.92M shares.
NEM’s Market Performance
NEM stock saw an increase of -2.07% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 13.82% and a quarterly increase of 28.31%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.37%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.16% for Newmont Corp (NEM). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.42% for NEM’s stock, with a simple moving average of 14.79% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NEM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NEM stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for NEM by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for NEM in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $63 based on the research report published on April 16, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to NEM, setting the target price at $47.20 in the report published on January 13th of the current year.
NEM Trading at 12.95% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NEM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.14% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.16%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.37%, as shares surge +11.47% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +15.23% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NEM fell by -2.07%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +22.90% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $51.17. In addition, Newmont Corp saw 44.92% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NEM starting from Brook Bruce R, who sale 2,077 shares at the price of $48.46 back on Apr 01 ’25. After this action, Brook Bruce R now owns 45,839 shares of Newmont Corp, valued at $100,651 using the latest closing price.
Toth Peter, the EVP, Chief Sustain & Dev Off of Newmont Corp, sale 3,000 shares at $48.46 during a trade that took place back on Apr 01 ’25, which means that Toth Peter is holding 83,526 shares at $145,380 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NEM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.35 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for Newmont Corp stands at 0.26. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 16.65, with 9.03 for asset returns.
Based on Newmont Corp (NEM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.2 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.95. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.26. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 19.04.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.87 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.34. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.26. The receivables turnover for the company is 22.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.35. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.98.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Newmont Corp (NEM) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
