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A softer cheer from the sidelines
Newmont just got a cooler-than-before thumbs-up from National Bank Financial, which cut the stock from strong-buy to hold in a research note issued Thursday. In analyst-speak, that’s basically: “We still like the story, but maybe don’t sprint after it.”
The funny part? The crowd is still bullish
Wall Street overall is not exactly throwing tomatoes at Newmont. MarketBeat says the consensus rating is still Moderate Buy, with an average price target of $133.38. So while one shop took a step back, the broader analyst blob is still hanging around the “this could work” camp.
Why investors should care
For Newmont, this is less about one dramatic call and more about sentiment cooling at the margins. The stock has already had a lot going on:
- It recently posted strong quarterly results, with EPS of $2.52 versus $1.81 expected.
- Revenue came in at $6.82 billion, up 20.6% year over year.
- The shares were trading around $116.50 when the note was published.
That’s the kind of setup where a downgrade doesn’t necessarily break the story — but it can nudge the stock from “hot trade” to “show me more.”
Big picture
Gold miners live in a world where earnings, metal prices, and analyst vibes all tug the stock around like a group chat argument. Newmont still has support, but this downgrade says some folks think the easy upside may be getting a little less easy.