Yesterday, the Senior Vice-President of Operations of Yamana Gold (AUY), Yohann Bouchard, bought shares of AUY for $94.96K.
This recent transaction increases Yohann Bouchard’s holding in the company by 50% to a total of $811.2K. In addition to Yohann Bouchard, one other AUY executive reported Buy trades in the last month.
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Based on Yamana Gold’s latest earnings report for the quarter ending December 31, the company posted quarterly revenue of $462 million and quarterly net profit of $103 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $384 million and had a net profit of $14.6 million. The company has a one-year high of $7.02 and a one-year low of $2.23.
Based on 10 analyst ratings, the analyst consensus is Moderate Buy with an average price target of $7.11, reflecting a -36.3% downside. Seven different firms, including Berenberg Bank and BMO Capital, currently also have a Buy rating on the stock. One of the top 25 analysts, according to TipRanks.com, recently recommended Buy AUY with a $9.75 price target.
In the last 30 days, insiders have sold $1.7M worth of AUY shares and purchased $152.8K worth of AUY shares. The insider sentiment on Yamana Gold has been negative according to 63 insider trades in the past three months. This sentiment is lower than the average sentiment of company insiders in this sector.
Yohann Bouchard’s trades have generated a -32.2% average return based on past transactions. DailyInsider proprietary algorithm detects trades by the most influential insiders and selects attractive trading opportunities daily. To subscribe to the DailyInsider visit this page.
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Yamana Gold, Inc. is a Canadian-based company, which produces gold, silver and copper. It operates through the following segments: Chapada, El Peñón, Canadian Malartic, Jacobina, Minera Florida, Gualcamayo, Brio Gold, and Corporate & other. The company was founded on February 7, 1995 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
