Barrick Gold (NYSE:GOLD – Get Free Report) (TSE:ABX) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday. The gold and copper producer reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.05, Briefing.com reports. Barrick Gold had a return on equity of 4.88% and a net margin of 12.58%. The firm had revenue of $3.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.13 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.19 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Barrick Gold Price Performance
GOLD stock opened at $19.13 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $33.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 2.49 and a current ratio of 3.32. Barrick Gold has a 52-week low of $13.76 and a 52-week high of $19.45. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $17.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $16.65.
Barrick Gold Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 30th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.09%. Barrick Gold’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 48.78%.
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Barrick Gold Company Profile
Barrick Gold Corporation is a sector-leading gold and copper producer. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GOLD and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ABX.
In January 2019 Barrick merged with Randgold Resources and in July that year it combined its gold mines in Nevada, USA, with those of Newmont Corporation in a joint venture, Nevada Gold Mines, which is majority-owned and operated by Barrick.
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