Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE:KGC) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE:KGC) (TSE:K) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fifteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $36.3125.

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on KGC. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (a)” rating on shares of Kinross Gold in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group set a $43.00 price target on shares of Kinross Gold in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $33.00 price objective on shares of Kinross Gold in a research report on Sunday, December 7th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Kinross Gold from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, TD Securities cut their price target on shares of Kinross Gold from $43.00 to $42.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday.

Key Stories Impacting Kinross Gold

Here are the key news stories impacting Kinross Gold this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company reported stronger cash flow and announced a dividend increase, highlighting improved free cash generation and returning capital to shareholders. This is a fundamental positive that supports the stock long term. Kinross record cash flow & dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks increased near‑term EPS estimates (Q3 2026/Q3 2027) and published FY2028 outlook, indicating analysts see better earnings trajectory ahead even though the firm rates KGC a “Hold.” Upward estimate revisions are supportive for the stock. Zacks EPS revisions
• Positive Sentiment: Kinross Brazil selected ISNetworld to standardize contractor management — a small but constructive operational move that should help improve safety, compliance and cost controls at Brazilian operations. Kinross Brazil selects ISNetworld
• Neutral Sentiment: TD Securities lowered its price target from $43 to $42 but kept a “Buy” rating — a modestly negative signal (target trimmed) offset by an unchanged buying view and a cited ~25% upside from the then‑price. This mixed action can pressure the stock short term while still implying upside. TD Securities target cut
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street Zen changed its rating to “Buy” (coverage note), which is not a strong bullish consensus shift and likely had limited impact relative to larger broker notes. Wall Street Zen rating
• Neutral Sentiment: One listed item (JungKwanJang / Korea Ginseng Corporation) is unrelated to Kinross Gold and has no material relevance to KGC equity performance. Unrelated Korea Ginseng item

Kinross Gold Price Performance

Kinross Gold stock opened at $33.79 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.35, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $33.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $27.54. The stock has a market cap of $40.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.73. Kinross Gold has a 12-month low of $10.42 and a 12-month high of $39.11.

Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) (TSE:K) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The mining company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $2.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.05 billion. Kinross Gold had a return on equity of 28.22% and a net margin of 33.90%.Kinross Gold’s quarterly revenue was up 42.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.20 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Kinross Gold will post 0.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kinross Gold Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.04 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 11th. This is a positive change from Kinross Gold’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. This represents a $0.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Kinross Gold’s dividend payout ratio is 7.14%.

Institutional Trading of Kinross Gold

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its position in Kinross Gold by 7.8% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 107,960,623 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $2,682,791,000 after buying an additional 7,825,336 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Kinross Gold by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 50,887,386 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $1,433,345,000 after acquiring an additional 148,845 shares during the period. Boston Partners raised its position in Kinross Gold by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 45,120,345 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $1,133,463,000 after purchasing an additional 707,498 shares during the last quarter. FIL Ltd raised its position in Kinross Gold by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 29,146,959 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $820,969,000 after purchasing an additional 1,326,833 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Kinross Gold during the 2nd quarter worth $389,025,000. 63.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Kinross Gold Company Profile

Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE: KGC) is a Toronto-based precious metals mining company primarily focused on the exploration, development and production of gold, with silver recovered as a by-product at some operations. The company’s activities span the full mining lifecycle, including discovery and resource delineation, mine construction and operation, ore processing, and eventual site reclamation and closure. Kinross sells refined gold produced at its processing facilities and manages associated logistics and processing arrangements to deliver metal to market.

Kinross operates a portfolio of producing mines and development projects across multiple regions, with a significant presence in the Americas and West Africa.