Agnico Eagle Mines (TSE:AEM) Reaches New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

21 Feb 2026, 15:42 by Sarita Garza · The Markets Daily

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSE:AEM – Get Free Report) (NYSE:AEM) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as C$306.85 and last traded at C$303.95, with a volume of 190739 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at C$302.34.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on AEM shares. National Bank Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from C$300.00 to C$320.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered Agnico Eagle Mines from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. set a C$337.00 price target on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Erste Group Bank downgraded shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines from C$300.00 to C$350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Agnico Eagle Mines has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$272.60.

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Agnico Eagle Mines Stock Up 1.3%

The company’s 50-day moving average is C$267.66 and its 200 day moving average is C$236.48. The stock has a market capitalization of C$155.88 billion, a PE ratio of 35.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 22.97 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.88.

Agnico Eagle Mines (TSE:AEM – Get Free Report) (NYSE:AEM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 13th. The company reported C$3.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Agnico Eagle Mines had a net margin of 12.86% and a return on equity of 5.05%. The business had revenue of C$4.89 billion for the quarter. As a group, analysts anticipate that Agnico Eagle Mines Limited will post 5.4966052 EPS for the current year.

Agnico Eagle Mines Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th were issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 1st. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Agnico Eagle Mines’s dividend payout ratio is currently 18.06%.

Insider Transactions at Agnico Eagle Mines

In related news, insider Ammar Al-Joundi sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$243.40, for a total value of C$4,868,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 54,917 shares in the company, valued at C$13,366,797.80. This represents a 26.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Also, insider James Porter sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$247.42, for a total transaction of C$742,260.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 7,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$1,913,546.28. This represents a 27.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

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