Agnico Eagle Mines Option Alert: May 16 $115 Puts Sweep (43) near the Bid: 567 vs 30 OI; Earnings 4/24 After Close 

Agnico Eagle Mines Option Alert: May 16 $115 Puts Sweep (43) near the Bid: 567 @ $9.501 vs 30 OI; Earnings 4/24 After Close Ref=$107.435

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Agnico Eagle Mines

Agnico Eagle is a gold miner with mines in Canada, Mexico, Finland, and Australia. Agnico operated just one mine, LaRonde, as recently as 2008 before bringing its other mines online in rapid succession in the following years. It merged with Kirkland Lake Gold in 2022, acquiring the Detour Lake and Macassa mines in Canada along with the high-grade, low-cost Fosterville mine in Australia. It sold around 3.4 million gold ounces in 2024 and had about 15 years of gold reserves at end 2024. Agnico Eagle is focused on increasing gold production in lower-risk jurisdictions and bought the remaining 50% of its Canadian Malartic mine along with the Wasamac project and other assets from Yamana Gold in 2023.

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Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEM#NYSE">AEM</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $1.53 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.28 by 19.53 percent. This is a 101.32 percent increase over earnings of $0.76 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.47 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.41 billion by 2.49 percent. This is a 34.86 percent increase over sales of $1.83 billion the same period last year.

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Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEM#NYSE">AEM</a>).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with AEM, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did? 
Today, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga</a>'s options scanner spotted 13 uncommon options trades for Agnico Eagle Mines.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 53% bullish and 15%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $113,220, and 9 are calls, for a total amount of $534,375.
<h3>Predicted Price Range</h3>
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $80.0 to $130.0 for Agnico Eagle Mines during the past quarter. 
<h3>Volume &amp; Open Interest Development</h3>
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Agnico Eagle Mines's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Agnico Eagle Mines's significant trades, within a strike price range of $80.0 to $130.0, over the past month.
<h3>Agnico Eagle Mines Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1745524844_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Significant Options Trades Detected:</h3>

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<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
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<td>AEM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>10/17/25</td>
<td>$25.3</td>
<td>$24.9</td>
<td>$25.4</td>
<td>$100.00</td>
<td>$127.0K</td>
<td>158</td>
<td align="right">50</td>
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<td>AEM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$40.0</td>
<td>$39.4</td>
<td>$39.65</td>
<td>$80.00</td>
<td>$118.9K</td>
<td>617</td>
<td align="right">30</td>
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<td>AEM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$1.5</td>
<td>$1.45</td>
<td>$1.45</td>
<td>$130.00</td>
<td>$72.4K</td>
<td>2.0K</td>
<td align="right">607</td>
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<td>AEM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$4.9</td>
<td>$4.7</td>
<td>$4.9</td>
<td>$120.00</td>
<td>$49.0K</td>
<td>11.6K</td>
<td align="right">519</td>
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<td>AEM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$4.9</td>
<td>$4.7</td>
<td>$4.8</td>
<td>$130.00</td>
<td>$45.1K</td>
<td>3.0K</td>
<td align="right">119</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Agnico Eagle Mines</h3>
Agnico Eagle is a gold miner with mines in Canada, Mexico, Finland, and Australia. Agnico operated just one mine, LaRonde, as recently as 2008 before bringing its other mines online in rapid succession in the following years. It merged with Kirkland Lake Gold in 2022, acquiring the Detour Lake and Macassa mines in Canada along with the high-grade, low-cost Fosterville mine in Australia. It sold around 3.4 million gold ounces in 2024 and had about 15 years of gold reserves at end 2024. Agnico Eagle is focused on increasing gold production in lower-risk jurisdictions and bought the remaining 50% of its Canadian Malartic mine along with the Wasamac project and other assets from Yamana Gold in 2023.
<h3>Where Is Agnico Eagle Mines Standing Right Now?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Currently trading with a volume of 2,616,167, the AEM's price is up by 0.99%, now at $119.41. </li>
<li>RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching overbought.</li>
<li>Anticipated earnings release is in 0 days.</li>
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<h3>Expert Opinions on Agnico Eagle Mines</h3>
A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $124.6.
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&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from UBS continues to hold a Neutral rating for Agnico Eagle Mines, targeting a price of $115. 
&#x2A; An analyst from B of A Securities persists with their Buy rating on Agnico Eagle Mines, maintaining a target price of $142. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Raymond James has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Agnico Eagle Mines, which currently sits at a price target of $130. 
&#x2A; An analyst from UBS has revised its rating downward to Neutral, adjusting the price target to $110. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Scotiabank continues to hold a Sector Outperform rating for Agnico Eagle Mines, targeting a price of $126. 
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Earnings Scheduled For April 24, 2025

Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEM#NYSE">AEM</a>) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Thursday, 2025-04-24. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.
Analysts estimate that Agnico Eagle Mines will report an earnings per share (EPS) of $1.26. 
The market awaits Agnico Eagle Mines's announcement, with hopes high for news of surpassing estimates and providing upbeat guidance for the next quarter.
It's important for new investors to understand that guidance can be a significant driver of stock prices.
<h3>Performance in Previous Earnings</h3>
In the previous earnings release, the company beat EPS by $0.08, leading to a 4.92% drop in the share price the following trading session.
Here's a look at Agnico Eagle Mines's past performance and the resulting price change:

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Quarter</th>
<th>Q4 2024</th>
<th>Q3 2024</th>
<th>Q2 2024</th>
<th>Q1 2024</th>
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</thead>
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<td>EPS Estimate</td>
<td>1.18</td>
<td>1.02</td>
<td>0.90</td>
<td>0.60</td>
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<td>EPS Actual</td>
<td>1.26</td>
<td>1.14</td>
<td>1.07</td>
<td>0.76</td>
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<td>Price Change %</td>
<td>-5.0%</td>
<td>-2.0%</td>
<td>-1.0%</td>
<td>1.0%</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1745416953_0.png" alt="eps graph" />
<h3>Tracking Agnico Eagle Mines's Stock Performance</h3>
Shares of Agnico Eagle Mines were trading at $121.1 as of April 22. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 77.9%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders should be satisfied going into this earnings release. 
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/AEM/earnings">To track all earnings releases for Agnico Eagle Mines visit their earnings calendar on our site.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

Uncovering Potential: Agnico Eagle Mines's Earnings Preview

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Shares of gold stocks are trading lower as gold prices drop after President Trump said he has no intention of firing Fed Chair Powell and indicated the final tariff rate with China would be "substantially" lower than the current 145%. These comments could be reducing some macro uncertainty, which recently drove gold to record highs.

A powerful rally in gold miners is turning heads on Wall Street, with the industry, as broadly tracked by the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GDX#NYSE">GDX</a>), up 50% year-to-date through April 22, outperforming nearly every other asset <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/gold">class around the world. </a>
Fueled by gold prices soaring above $3,300 per ounce and robust investor demand, the industry enters first-quarter earnings season with high expectations and bullish momentum.
This week, Newmont Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NEM#NYSE">NEM</a>) and Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEM#NYSE">AEM</a>) will kick off first-quarter 2025 reporting, with analysts anticipating a wave of strong cash flow, operational updates and capital allocation plans.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">What's Driving The Gold Boom?</h3>
According to VanEck portfolio manager Imaru Casanova, a &#8220;perfect storm&#8221; is lifting gold: sticky inflation, rising global debt, escalating geopolitical tensions and growing recession fears.
"Gold thrives amid uncertainty," she said during a VanEck-hosted webinar Tuesday, highlighting the sector&#8217;s leverage to bullion. Gold equities, she added, have delivered "significantly amplified returns" compared to the metal itself.
Casanova noted that gold equities have sharply outperformed bullion, highlighting that the leverage embedded in mining companies gives investors an amplified return profile when gold rises.
With miners' all-in sustaining costs around $1,400 to $1,500 per ounce, today's gold prices north of $3,300 are delivering record margins.
"If we're at $3,000 gold and the costs are $1,500, that's a $1,500 margin per ounce," Casanova said. "That's where the cash flow is."
She also highlighted the rising interest in capital return strategies, such as share buybacks and dividends. "The companies are in great shape. That makes us even more bullish—not just because of the gold price, but because of company fundamentals."
Gold prices are up 42% over the past year and 18% over the past quarter, averaging $2,862 per ounce in the first quarter of 2025. In April, gold has surged another 8.9%, now trading above $3,400.
Monthly gold ETF demand hit a three-year high in April, signaling a potential resurgence of institutional and retail interest.
The VanEck team outlined several structural supports behind the gold rally, including strong demand from central banks, tariff risk and policy uncertainty.
With gold in "uncharted territory," Casanova said, "we could enter a much higher range" that supports even more robust margins and cash flows for miners. 
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Bullish Q1 Expectations From Wall Street</h3>
Bank of America raised target multiples and price objectives across its North American precious metals coverage this week in response to gold's strength. Analyst Lawson Winder now sees:
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<li>Newmont at $70 (from $60)</li>
<li>Agnico Eagle Mines at $159 (from $142)</li>
<li>Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOLD#NYSE">GOLD</a>) at $23 (from $19.50)</li>
<li>Kinross Gold Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KGC#NYSE">KGC</a>) at $17.50 (from $15.00)</li>
</ul>
BofA expects free cash flow across its coverage to total $2.2 billion for the first quarter and $16.2 billion for the full year 2025, assuming gold averages $3,063 per ounce.
With all-in sustaining costs estimated around $1,500 per ounce, the sector is capturing historically wide margins.
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Gold Miners Surge 50% Year To Date As Record Bullion Prices Drive Optimism Ahead Of Earnings

Shares of gold stocks are trading lower. The commodity could be experiencing a mild reversal after a rally to all-time highs amid macro uncertainty.

Gold surged to fresh all-time highs on Monday, with bullion jumping 2.5% to $3,410 per ounce by 11:20 a.m. ET, as mounting distrust in U.S. financial assets and inflation fears drive a flight to safety unlike anything seen since the global debt crises <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/donald-trump">of the early 2010s.</a>
Since early March, gold prices — tracked by the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GLD#NYSE">GLD</a>) — have climbed an astonishing 19.4%, putting the metal on track for its strongest two-month rally since August 2011.
A perfect storm of macro instability, political friction and investor skepticism about the dollar and U.S. Treasuries is fueling the run.
<h1 class="wp-block-heading">What's Behind The Gold Boom?</h1>
The root of gold's dramatic resurgence lies in a potent mix of fundamental, structural and behavioral drivers.
The U.S. dollar and long-duration Treasuries — once go-to safe havens — have come under pressure in recent weeks amid President Donald Trump's tariff offensive and his escalating feud with Fed Chair Jerome Powell, raising fears over political interference and eroding confidence in U.S. institutions.
In this climate, gold's reputation as a neutral, time-tested store of value is attracting capital seeking stability.
As a result, traditional hedges have faltered. But gold, immune to sovereign missteps and backed by centuries of store-of-value status, has emerged as a refuge for capital looking for shelter from rising macro uncertainty.
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<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Massive Inflows Into Gold ETFs Confirm Strong Investment Demand</h1>
Investor appetite for gold is clearly visible in the massive inflows into gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) since mid-January, when Trump made his official return to the White House:
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<td>SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GLD#NYSE">GLD</a>)</td>
<td>$8.35 billion</td>
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<td>iShares Gold Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IAU#NYSE">IAU</a>)</td>
<td>$3.5 billion</td>
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<td>SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GLDM#NYSE">GLDM</a>)</td>
<td>$2.46 billion</td>
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<td>ProShares Ultra Gold (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UGL#NYSE">UGL</a>)</td>
<td>$117 million</td>
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<td>Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAAU#NYSE">AAAU</a>)</td>
<td>$304.9 million</td>
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These blockbuster flows signal broad-based institutional and retail demand. According to Goldman Sachs analyst Lina Thomas, the rally is not being fueled by short-term speculators.
"Data suggests the move has occurred without a substantial return of speculative flows," Thomas said. 
"With estimated COMEX speculative positioning still moderate, we view the rally as structurally supported and less exposed to sharp near-term liquidation risk. Thus, we see current levels as a tactically attractive entry point… and believe this reinforces upside risk to our $3,700/toz year-end forecast."
Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, said the current momentum validates his call from over a year ago. 
"We&#8217;ve been bullish on gold since it broke out above $2,000 per ounce at the end of February 2024. Our $4,000 target by the end of this year looks increasingly realistic. If that happens, then $5,000 would be our target for the end of 2026."
"This situation may come as a crisis for many assets, but for gold, it's a perfect outcome. Inflation fears remain high as the U.S. stock market loses trillions of dollars, and investors are leaning toward physical gold in search of security rather than risky assets like stocks and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>)," said Rick Kanda, managing director at The Gold Bullion Company, in an email.
<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Miners Regain Momentum</h1>
The rally is also lifting gold miners, many of which had lagged physical bullion for much of 2024. Now, they're catching up. "Gold has surged to new all-time highs above $3,000/ounce, driven by renewed flows into gold-backed ETFs and continued strong demand from global central banks," VanEck said Monday.
"At the same time, gold miners are beginning to regain leverage to gold prices, emerging as some of the best-performing stocks so far this year."
The VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GDX#NYSE">GDX</a>) is up nearly 52% year-to-date, eyeing the strongest annual gain since the fund&#8217;s inception in 2007.
In response to the metal's powerful rally, Bank of America on Monday raised price targets across its North American gold and silver coverage. 
The move comes just ahead of first-quarter earnings season in the precious metals sector, which begins April 23 with Newmont Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NEM#NYSE">NEM</a>) and continues with Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEM#NYSE">AEM</a>) on April 24.
Here are the new price targets for key names:
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<td>Agnico Eagle Mines </td>
<td>$159</td>
<td>$142</td>
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<td>Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOLD#NYSE">GOLD</a>)</td>
<td>$23</td>
<td>$19.50</td>
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<td>Kinross Gold Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KGC#NYSE">KGC</a>)</td>
<td>$17.50</td>
<td>$15</td>
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<td>Newmont Corp. </td>
<td>$70</td>
<td>$60</td>
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<td>B2Gold Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BTG#NYSE">BTG</a>)</td>
<td>$3.10</td>
<td>$2.75</td>
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<td>Centerra Gold (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CGAU#NYSE">CGAU</a>)</td>
<td>$6.50</td>
<td>$5.50</td>
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<td>Eldorado Gold Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EGO#NYSE">EGO</a>)</td>
<td>$19.50</td>
<td>$17.25</td>
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<td>IAMGOLD Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IAG#NYSE">IAG</a>)</td>
<td>$9.25</td>
<td>$7.75</td>
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<td>SSR Mining Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SSRM#NASDAQ">SSRM</a>)</td>
<td>$9.75</td>
<td>$8.50</td>
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<td>Alamos Gold Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AGI#NYSE">AGI</a>)</td>
<td>$35</td>
<td>$30.50</td>
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<td>New Gold Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NGD#NYSE">NGD</a>)</td>
<td>$4.55</td>
<td>$4.10</td>
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<td>Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PAAS#NASDAQ">PAAS</a>)</td>
<td>$32</td>
<td>$27</td>
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<td>Franco-Nevada Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FNV#NYSE">FNV</a>)</td>
<td>$195</td>
<td>$165</td>
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<td>Royal Gold Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RGLD#NASDAQ">RGLD</a>)</td>
<td>$183</td>
<td>$164</td>
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<td>Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TFPM#NYSE">TFPM</a>)</td>
<td>$27</td>
<td>$24</td>
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<td>Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WPM#NYSE">WPM</a>)</td>
<td>$100</td>
<td>$86</td>
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Shares of gold stocks are trading higher after gold prices reached an all-time high.

Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEM#NYSE">AEM</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 3.67% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.7%. Currently, Agnico Eagle Mines has a market capitalization of $61.49 billion. 
Buying $1000 In AEM: If an investor had bought $1000 of AEM stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,255.57 today based on a price of $122.21 for AEM at the time of writing.
<h3>Agnico Eagle Mines's Performance Over Last 5 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1744993810_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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Shares of gold stocks are trading higher amid a rally in the value of the commodity past the price of $3300 and towards an all-time high.

High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bullish on Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEM#NYSE">AEM</a>), and it's important for retail traders to take note. 
\This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in AEM often signals that someone has privileged information.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 16 options trades for Agnico Eagle Mines. This is not a typical pattern.
The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 37% bullish and 31% bearish. Among all the options we identified, there was one put, amounting to $29,580, and 15 calls, totaling $1,462,708.
<h3>What's The Price Target?</h3>
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $30.0 to $130.0 for Agnico Eagle Mines during the past quarter. 
<h3>Volume &amp; Open Interest Development</h3>
Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Agnico Eagle Mines's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Agnico Eagle Mines's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $30.0 to $130.0 over the preceding 30 days.
<h3>Agnico Eagle Mines Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1744729671_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Significant Options Trades Detected:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th align="right">Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>AEM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$38.0</td>
<td>$37.2</td>
<td>$37.7</td>
<td>$95.00</td>
<td>$282.7K</td>
<td align="right">151</td>
<td align="right">75</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AEM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>10/17/25</td>
<td>$21.7</td>
<td>$21.3</td>
<td>$21.7</td>
<td>$105.00</td>
<td>$266.9K</td>
<td align="right">158</td>
<td align="right">123</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AEM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>06/18/26</td>
<td>$59.3</td>
<td>$55.5</td>
<td>$57.4</td>
<td>$65.00</td>
<td>$229.5K</td>
<td align="right">41</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AEM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$12.2</td>
<td>$11.7</td>
<td>$11.9</td>
<td>$130.00</td>
<td>$146.3K</td>
<td align="right">934</td>
<td align="right">133</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AEM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>10/17/25</td>
<td>$28.9</td>
<td>$27.3</td>
<td>$28.89</td>
<td>$95.00</td>
<td>$118.4K</td>
<td align="right">43</td>
<td align="right">248</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Agnico Eagle Mines</h3>
Agnico Eagle is a gold miner with mines in Canada, Mexico, Finland, and Australia. Agnico operated just one mine, LaRonde, as recently as 2008 before bringing its other mines online in rapid succession in the following years. It merged with Kirkland Lake Gold in 2022, acquiring the Detour Lake and Macassa mines in Canada along with the high-grade, low-cost Fosterville mine in Australia. It sold around 3.4 million gold ounces in 2024 and had about 15 years of gold reserves at end 2024. Agnico Eagle is focused on increasing gold production in lower-risk jurisdictions and bought the remaining 50% of its Canadian Malartic mine along with the Wasamac project and other assets from Yamana Gold in 2023.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Agnico Eagle Mines, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
<h3>Current Position of Agnico Eagle Mines</h3>
<ul>
<li>With a trading volume of 803,690, the price of AEM is up by 1.22%, reaching $119.84.</li>
<li>Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be overbought.</li>
<li>Next earnings report is scheduled for 9 days from now.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What The Experts Say On Agnico Eagle Mines</h3>
A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $122.4.
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&#x2A; An analyst from B of A Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Agnico Eagle Mines, which currently sits at a price target of $142. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Raymond James has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Agnico Eagle Mines, which currently sits at a price target of $130. 
&#x2A; In a cautious move, an analyst from UBS downgraded its rating to Neutral, setting a price target of $110. 
&#x2A; An analyst from RBC Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Agnico Eagle Mines, which currently sits at a price target of $115. 
&#x2A; An analyst from UBS persists with their Neutral rating on Agnico Eagle Mines, maintaining a target price of $115. 
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Agnico Eagle Mines's Options Frenzy: What You Need to Know

Scotiabank analyst Tanya Jakusconek maintains Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEM#NYSE">AEM</a>) with a Sector Outperform and raises the price target from $105 to $126.

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UBS analyst Daniel Major maintains Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEM#NYSE">AEM</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $110 to $115.

UBS Maintains Neutral on Agnico Eagle Mines, Raises Price Target to $115

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEM#NYSE">AEM</a>).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the positions showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with AEM, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 8 options trades for Agnico Eagle Mines.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 25% bullish and 50%, bearish.
Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $39,300, and 7, calls, for a total amount of $760,763.
<h3>Expected Price Movements</h3>
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $90.0 to $150.0 for Agnico Eagle Mines over the last 3 months. 
<h3>Volume &amp; Open Interest Development</h3>
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Agnico Eagle Mines's options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Agnico Eagle Mines's whale activity within a strike price range from $90.0 to $150.0 in the last 30 days. 
<h3>Agnico Eagle Mines Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1744380070_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Noteworthy Options Activity:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>AEM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$14.8</td>
<td>$14.2</td>
<td>$14.9</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$505.4K</td>
<td>625</td>
<td align="right">341</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AEM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>08/15/25</td>
<td>$13.3</td>
<td>$13.2</td>
<td>$13.2</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$66.0K</td>
<td>764</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AEM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$6.8</td>
<td>$6.7</td>
<td>$6.8</td>
<td>$150.00</td>
<td>$53.0K</td>
<td>84</td>
<td align="right">78</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AEM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$8.9</td>
<td>$7.9</td>
<td>$8.5</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$51.0K</td>
<td>1.7K</td>
<td align="right">32</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AEM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$13.1</td>
<td>$12.7</td>
<td>$13.1</td>
<td>$120.00</td>
<td>$39.3K</td>
<td>4</td>
<td align="right">33</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Agnico Eagle Mines</h3>
Agnico Eagle is a gold miner with mines in Canada, Mexico, Finland, and Australia. Agnico operated just one mine, LaRonde, as recently as 2008 before bringing its other mines online in rapid succession in the following years. It merged with Kirkland Lake Gold in 2022, acquiring the Detour Lake and Macassa mines in Canada along with the high-grade, low-cost Fosterville mine in Australia. It sold around 3.4 million gold ounces in 2024 and had about 15 years of gold reserves at end 2024. Agnico Eagle is focused on increasing gold production in lower-risk jurisdictions and bought the remaining 50% of its Canadian Malartic mine along with the Wasamac project and other assets from Yamana Gold in 2023.
<h3>Agnico Eagle Mines's Current Market Status</h3>
<ul>
<li>Trading volume stands at 765,646, with AEM's price up by 6.1%, positioned at $118.36.</li>
<li>RSI indicators show the stock to be may be overbought.</li>
<li>Earnings announcement expected in 13 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What The Experts Say On Agnico Eagle Mines</h3>
4 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $124.25.
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&#x2A; Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from B of A Securities keeps a Buy rating on Agnico Eagle Mines with a target price of $142. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from RBC Capital continues to hold a Outperform rating for Agnico Eagle Mines, targeting a price of $115. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Raymond James has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Agnico Eagle Mines, which currently sits at a price target of $130. 
&#x2A; An analyst from UBS downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $110. 
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Gold prices surged past $3,212 per ounce on Friday, reaching a new record high as mining stocks continued their impressive post-inauguration rally amid escalating U.S.-China trade tensions.
What Happened: Since President Donald Trump&#8216;s Jan. 20 inauguration, major gold mining stocks have climbed over 20%, with several companies posting year-to-date gains exceeding 30% as investors seek safe-haven assets.
On Thursday, the U.S. announced a 125% tariff on Chinese imports on top of an existing 20% duty, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/04/44753780/us-stock-futures-fall-nikkei-crashes-over-5-as-markets-reel-from-trumps-tariff-shock">bringing the total to 145%</a>. This move overshadowed Trump&#8217;s 90-day pause on higher tariffs for most other countries.
Gold stocks with over 20% year-to-date gains rallied further on Thursday amid trade tensions and record gold prices. 
<figure class="wp-block-table"> 
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Company</th>
<th>Current Price</th>
<th>Daily Change</th>
<th>YTD Gain</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Newmont Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NEM#NYSE">NEM</a>)</td>
<td>$50.94</td>
<td>+4.49%</td>
<td>+32.76%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOLD#NYSE">GOLD</a>)</td>
<td>$19.24</td>
<td>+2.34%</td>
<td>+20.48%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Kinross Gold Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KGC#NYSE">KGC</a>)</td>
<td>$13.69</td>
<td>+5.15%</td>
<td>+38.56%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SSR Mining Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SSRM#NASDAQ">SSRM</a>)</td>
<td>$10.18</td>
<td>+1.50%</td>
<td>+41.78%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEM#NYSE">AEM</a>)</td>
<td>$111.55</td>
<td>+5.43%</td>
<td>+36.05%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>US Gold Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/USAU#NASDAQ">USAU</a>)</td>
<td>$10.02</td>
<td>+16.78%</td>
<td>+62.40%</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</figure>
&#8220;Mining was the best performing sector exiting the last three recessions,&#8221; noted JPMorgan analyst Dominic O&#8217;Kane, who <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/25/04/44709602/jpmorgans-mining-stock-picks-for-a-v-shaped-recovery-analyst-sees-50-returns-over-two-years">projects more than 50% total shareholder return</a> for miners over two years.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/bonds/25/04/44729467/trump-didnt-just-flinch-he-ducked-on-tariff-pause-says-strategist-jessica-tarlov-argues-bond-market-forced-his-hand-amid-trillions-in-market-losses">Trump &#8216;Didn&#8217;t Just Flinch, He Ducked&#8217; On Tariff Pause, Says Strategist Jessica Tarlov: Argues Bond Market Forced His Hand Amid Trillions In Market Losses</a>
Why It Matters: The latest market dynamics have been further influenced by March&#8217;s <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/04/44753780/us-stock-futures-fall-nikkei-crashes-over-5-as-markets-reel-from-trumps-tariff-shock">unexpected fall in U.S. consumer prices</a>, prompting traders to bet on Federal Reserve rate cuts beginning in June.
According to the World Gold Council, global physically backed gold ETFs experienced robust inflows of $8.6 billion in March alone, with North American investors <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/etfs/specialty-etfs/25/04/44748769/gold-fever-grips-wall-street-these-etfs-are-striking-it-rich">accounting for 76% of the quarterly total</a>.
Central banks have <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/gold-prices-surge">contributed significantly to gold&#8217;s rise</a>, purchasing 1,045 tonnes in 2024 – the third consecutive year exceeding 1,000 tonnes – as countries like Russia and China reduce dollar exposure.
With ongoing geopolitical <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/gold-prices-surge">tensions and trade uncertainty</a>, analysts expect gold&#8217;s momentum to continue through 2026, with Bank of America raising its 2026 price target to $3,350 per ounce.
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