AuRico Gold (TSE:AUQ) announced a Quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 15th, Analyst Ratings News reports. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 3rd will be paid a dividend of 0.02 per share on Tuesday, June 3rd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.85%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th.
AUQ has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Analysts at Canaccord Genuity reiterated a buy rating on shares of AuRico Gold in a research note on Friday, May 9th. They now have a C$5.50 price target on the stock, down previously from C$6.00. On the ratings front, analysts at Credit Suisse reiterated an outperform rating on shares of AuRico Gold in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, analysts at Dundee Securities cut their price target on shares of AuRico Gold from C$5.75 to C$5.50 in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. They now have a neutral rating on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the companys stock. AuRico Gold has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of C$5.48.
Shares of AuRico Gold (TSE:AUQ) traded down 0.49% on Friday, hitting $4.04. The stock had a trading volume of 141,639 shares. AuRico Gold has a 52-week low of $3.56 and a 52-week high of $5.91. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $4.61 and a 200-day moving average of $4.65.
AuRico Gold (TSE:AUQ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 12th. The company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.02.
AuRico Gold Inc is a Canada-based gold producer with mines and projects in North America. The Company and its subsidiaries are engaged in the mining, development, exploration, and acquisition of resource properties.
