Aura Minerals (TSE:ORA) Stock Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Aura Minerals Inc. (TSE:ORA) shares crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of C$15.73 and traded as high as C$18.15. Aura Minerals shares last traded at C$18.07, with a volume of 11,195 shares.

Aura Minerals Price Performance

The business has a 50 day simple moving average of C$17.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$15.76. The firm has a market cap of C$1.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -28.87 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 147.20, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.52.

Aura Minerals (TSE:ORA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The company reported C$0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.62 by C$0.20. Aura Minerals had a negative net margin of 6.61% and a negative return on equity of 11.41%. Equities research analysts expect that Aura Minerals Inc. will post 4.2025641 earnings per share for the current year.

Aura Minerals Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, December 2nd were paid a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.37%. Aura Minerals’s payout ratio is currently -154.84%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Senior Officer Joao Kleber Dos Santos Cardoso sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$16.15, for a total transaction of C$161,500.00. Insiders own 57.96% of the company’s stock.

Aura Minerals Company Profile

Aura Minerals Inc, a gold and copper production company, focuses on the development and operation of gold and base metal projects in the Americas. It operates through Minosa Mine, Apoena Mines, The Aranzazu Mine, Corporate, Almas, and Projects segments. The company primarily explores for gold and copper in Brazil, Mexico, and Honduras.