Canadian Miners Pare Back as Gold, Silver Prices Retreat

Investing.com -- Gold and silver mining stocks fell sharply on Thursday as precious metal prices pulled back from recent record highs, with silver miners experiencing the steepest declines.

Barrick Mining (NYSE:B), Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM), Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC), Newmont (NYSE:NEM), Eldorado Gold (NYSE:EGO), and AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) all fell 4% on the day. Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) dropped 6%, while silver miners faced even larger losses.

Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) and Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL), First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) and Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE) declined 7%, and Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) tumbled 8%.

The sector-wide decline came as gold prices retreated from their recent all-time highs. Silver, which had also been rallying strongly in recent sessions, saw a more pronounced pullback, explaining the larger percentage drops among silver-focused miners.

Mining stocks typically demonstrate amplified reactions to movements in underlying commodity prices, as their profit margins and future earnings potential are directly tied to the market value of the metals they produce.

The pullback follows a period of strong performance for precious metals, which had been benefiting from geopolitical tensions, inflation concerns, and expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.

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Investing.com -- Gold.com (NYSE:GOLD) stock soared 17% Tuesday amid positive sentiment following analyst commentary and broad strength in gold and silver prices.

DA Davidson analyst Michael Baker raised his price target on Gold.com to $53.00 from $45.00 while maintaining a Buy rating, citing the continued rise in spot prices for both gold and silver, along with increased volatility in the market.

Baker noted that the increased volatility correlates with widening spreads, based on the firm’s proprietary weekly price checks comparing retail pricing across e-commerce sites to spot prices. The analyst also believes unit demand is increasing alongside higher pricing, supported by Google trends data.

"This all sets up for a potential beat when GOLD reports 2Q26 (Dec. ’25), with accelerating trends for the March quarter," Baker wrote in his note to clients.

The analyst’s optimism led him to increase estimates for both upcoming quarters, with the new $53 price target based on 8 times his calendar 2027 EBITDA estimate.

The stock’s strong performance comes as precious metals have seen renewed investor interest amid economic uncertainty and inflation concerns.

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Tuesday’s market has seen significant swings in various stocks influenced by news and other factors. Today, stocks like United Health Group and Humana are experiencing notable movements. Below are highlights of some of the biggest stock movers, from mega-caps to small caps.

Mega-Cap Movers ($200 billion USD or higher):

• United Health Group (UNH); Trump Administration Proposes Flat Rates for Medicare Advantage, CMS and White House Say -- WSJ: -17.64%
• Oracle Corp (ORCL): -3.83%
• Micron Tech (MU): +5.0%
• Lam Research Corp (LRCX): +6.25%
• Applied Matls Inc (AMAT): +4.87%
• Intel Corp (INTC): +3.36%
• Alibaba-exch (BABA): +1.88%
• Apple Computer Inc (AAPL): +1.79%

Large-Cap Stock Movers ($10-$200 billion USD):

• Humana Inc (HUM); Trump Administration Proposes Flat Rates for Medicare Advantage, CMS and White House Say -- WSJ: -18.91%
• Roper Industries (ROP): -13.99%
• Centene (CNC): -12.14%
• Wellpoint Inc (ELV): -11.04%
• Cvs Corp (CVS); Trump Administration Proposes Flat Rates for Medicare Advantage, CMS and White House Say -- WSJ: -10.9%
• Corning Inc (GLW); Corning and Meta sign up to $6 billion deal for U.S. data centers: +16.65%
• Cloudflare Inc (NET): +13.98%
• Amark Preci (GOLD): +12.54%
• HCA Holdings Inc (; HCA Healthcare beats Q4 earnings, stock falls on revenue miss: +9.54%
• Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC): +9.21%

Mid-Cap Stock Movers ($2-$10 billion USD):

• Commvault System (CVLT): -33.79%
• Agilysys (AGYS); Agilysys shares tumble after Q3 earnings miss: -21.35%
• Sanmina-SCI Corp (SANM); Sanmina shares tumble as revenue guidance falls short of expectations: -16.73%
• Alignment Healthcare LLC (ALHC): -14.41%
• Redwire (RDW); Redwire secures position on $151b MDA SHIELD contract: +29.85%
• Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd (KC): +10.91%
• TECO Energy Inc-Exch (TE): +10.57%
• Popular Inc (BPOP); Popular tops Q4 EPS by 50c, shares edge higher: +5.65%
• Planet Labs PBC (PL): +8.29%
• NantKwest (IBRX): -5.34%

Small-Cap Stock Movers ($300 million - $2 billion USD):

• NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Inc (NBY): -34.13%
• Apollo Medical (ASTH): -19.18%
• World Acceptance (WRLD); World Acceptance misses Q3 EPS, shares fall on higher loan provisions: -17.96%
• agilon health (AGL): -10.49%
• New Fortress Energy LLC (NFE): -9.3%
• Junee (SUPX): +33.56%
• Richtech Robotics (RR): +22.08%
• HUYA Inc (: +20.03%
• Hyperliquid Strategies (PURR): +12.3%
• MUU (MUU): +9.41%

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