First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) Reaches New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened
by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat GemShares of First Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE:AG – Get Free Report) (TSE:FR) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $20.60 and last traded at $20.4530, with a volume of 6437522 shares. The stock had previously closed at $18.91.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of First Majestic Silver from $9.00 to $12.50 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Cormark upgraded shares of First Majestic Silver from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded First Majestic Silver from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, November 16th. National Bank Financial raised First Majestic Silver from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday, October 5th. Finally, TD Securities upgraded First Majestic Silver from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $17.33.
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First Majestic Silver Trading Up 8.2%
The company has a market capitalization of $10.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 145.14 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 2.96 and a current ratio of 3.38. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $14.77 and a 200 day moving average of $11.82.
First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG – Get Free Report) (TSE:FR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The mining company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by ($0.04). First Majestic Silver had a return on equity of 3.14% and a net margin of 7.07%.The company had revenue of $285.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $429.78 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.09) EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 95.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that First Majestic Silver Corp. will post 0.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.
First Majestic Silver Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.0052 per share. This represents a $0.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. This is a positive change from First Majestic Silver’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.00. First Majestic Silver’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 14.29%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Majestic Silver
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its position in shares of First Majestic Silver by 32.0% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 43,225,807 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $531,234,000 after purchasing an additional 10,471,543 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC raised its holdings in First Majestic Silver by 14.0% during the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 21,014,859 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $258,273,000 after acquiring an additional 2,581,023 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in First Majestic Silver by 38.5% during the third quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 18,932,368 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $232,539,000 after acquiring an additional 5,265,612 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of First Majestic Silver by 4.3% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,050,155 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $221,657,000 after acquiring an additional 739,315 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lingotto Investment Management LLP boosted its stake in shares of First Majestic Silver by 2.2% in the second quarter. Lingotto Investment Management LLP now owns 9,964,096 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $82,403,000 after acquiring an additional 213,577 shares during the period. 27.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
About First Majestic Silver
First Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE:AG) engages in the production of silver from its wholly owned operations in Mexico. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, the company focuses on acquiring, developing and operating high-grade silver projects. Established in 2002, First Majestic has built a multi-mine portfolio to supply silver primarily for the global industrial and investment markets while generating by-products such as gold, lead and zinc concentrates.
First Majestic’s principal operations are located in the historic Mexican Silver Belt, with producing mines including La Encantada in Coahuila, Santa Elena in Sonora and La Parrilla in Durango.