On April 6, 2023 at 10:11:21 ET an unusually large
$292.92K block of Call contracts in Barrick Gold
(GOLD) was sold,
with a strike price of $21.00 / share, expiring in 162 days (on September 15, 2023).
Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 2.81 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 99.79 percentile of all recent large trades made in GOLD options.
This trade was first picked up on Fintel’s real time Unusual Option Trades
tool, where unusual option trades are highlighted.
Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 13.08% Upside
As of April 6, 2023,
the average one-year price target for Barrick Gold is $22.25.
The forecasts range from a low of $17.17 to a high of $29.40.
The average price target represents an increase of 13.08% from its latest reported closing price of $19.68.
See our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.
The projected annual revenue for Barrick Gold
is $11,566MM.
The projected annual non-GAAP EPS
is $0.78.
What is the Fund Sentiment?
There are 1094 funds or institutions reporting positions in Barrick Gold.
This is an increase
of
23
owner(s) or 2.15% in the last quarter.
Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to GOLD is 0.56%,
an increase
of 2.32%.
Total shares owned by institutions increased
in the last three months by 0.04% to 1,230,947K shares.
The put/call ratio of GOLD is 0.61, indicating a
bullish
outlook.
What are Large Shareholders Doing?
Van Eck Associates
holds 81,780K shares
representing 4.66% ownership of the company.
In it’s prior filing, the firm reported owning 75,562K shares, representing
an increase
of 7.60%.
The firm
increased
its portfolio allocation in GOLD by 4.15% over the last quarter.
GDX – VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF
holds 70,706K shares
representing 4.03% ownership of the company.
In it’s prior filing, the firm reported owning 64,407K shares, representing
an increase
of 8.91%.
The firm
decreased
its portfolio allocation in GOLD by 4.64% over the last quarter.
Flossbach Von Storch
holds 47,706K shares
representing 2.72% ownership of the company.
In it’s prior filing, the firm reported owning 49,178K shares, representing
a decrease
of 3.09%.
The firm
increased
its portfolio allocation in GOLD by 11.47% over the last quarter.
First Eagle Investment Management
holds 42,274K shares
representing 2.41% ownership of the company.
In it’s prior filing, the firm reported owning 42,899K shares, representing
a decrease
of 1.48%.
The firm
decreased
its portfolio allocation in GOLD by 0.15% over the last quarter.
Royal Bank Of Canada
holds 40,845K shares
representing 2.33% ownership of the company.
In it’s prior filing, the firm reported owning 44,601K shares, representing
a decrease
of 9.20%.
The firm
decreased
its portfolio allocation in GOLD by 7.53% over the last quarter.
Barrick Gold Declares $0.10 Dividend
On February 15, 2023 the company declared a regular
quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share ($0.40 annualized).
Shareholders of record as of February 28, 2023
received the payment on March 15, 2023.
Previously, the company paid $0.05 per share.
At the current share price of $19.68 / share,
the stock’s dividend yield is 2.03%.
Looking back five years and taking a sample every week, the average dividend yield has been
2.32%,
the lowest has been 1.35%,
and the highest has been 4.10%.
The standard deviation of yields is 0.61 (n=237).
The current dividend yield is
0.47 standard deviations
below
the historical average.
Additionally, the company’s dividend payout ratio is 1.63.
The payout ratio tells us how much of a company’s income is paid out in dividends. A payout ratio of one (1.0)
means 100% of the company’s income is paid in a dividend.
A payout ratio greater than one means the company is dipping into savings in order to maintain its dividend – not a
healthy situation.
Companies with few growth prospects are expected to pay out most of their income in dividends, which typically
means a payout ratio between 0.5 and 1.0.
Companies with good growth prospects are expected to retain some earnings in order to invest
in those growth prospects, which translates to a payout ratio of zero to 0.5.
The company has not increased its dividend in the last three years.
Barrick Gold Background Information
(This description is provided by the company.)
Barrick Gold Corporation is a mining company that produces gold and copper with 16 operating sites in 13 countries.
Barrick has mining operations in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Dominican Republic, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Saudi Arabia, the United States, and Zambia. The company was founded in 1983, and is headquartered in Toronto.
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