Barrick Gold Co. (TSE:ABX – Get Free Report) (NYSE:ABX) Senior Officer Riaan Grobler sold 94,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$18.99, for a total transaction of C$1,784,693.40.
Barrick Gold Trading Down 0.2 %
Shares of ABX stock traded down C$0.05 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching C$26.22. The company had a trading volume of 1,195,005 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,520,812. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.67, a current ratio of 3.32 and a quick ratio of 2.62. Barrick Gold Co. has a 1-year low of C$18.65 and a 1-year high of C$26.58. The company has a 50 day moving average of C$24.02 and a 200 day moving average of C$22.75. The firm has a market cap of C$46.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.46.
Barrick Gold Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 30th will be paid a $0.138 dividend. This is a boost from Barrick Gold’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 30th. This represents a $0.55 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.11%. Barrick Gold’s payout ratio is presently 48.67%.
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Barrick Gold Company Profile
Barrick Gold Corporation engages in the exploration, mine development, production, and sale of gold and copper properties in Canada and internationally. The company also explores and sells silver and energy materials. It has ownership interests in producing gold mines located in Argentina, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Dominican Republic, Mali, Tanzania, and the United States.
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