Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) ended the recent trading session at $157.93, demonstrating a -2.75% change from the preceding day's closing price. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.29%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.37%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.34%.
The gold mining company's stock has climbed by 16.27% in the past month, exceeding the Basic Materials sector's gain of 4.35% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.08%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Agnico Eagle Mines in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on October 29, 2025. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.74, up 52.63% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $2.73 billion, up 26.52% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $7.08 per share and revenue of $10.82 billion. These totals would mark changes of +67.38% and +30.59%, respectively, from last year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Agnico Eagle Mines. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 2.11% higher. Agnico Eagle Mines currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
From a valuation perspective, Agnico Eagle Mines is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 22.93. This denotes a premium relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 16.
Meanwhile, AEM's PEG ratio is currently 1.09. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The average PEG ratio for the Mining - Gold industry stood at 0.79 at the close of the market yesterday.
The Mining - Gold industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 87, finds itself in the top 36% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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