Newmont (NEM) Valuation Check After Analyst Upgrades, Ahafo North Ramp-Up and Strong Free Cash Flow

Newmont (NEM) has been on investors radar after a wave of upbeat analyst calls, fresh confirmation of strong free cash flow, and commercial production starting at its Ahafo North mine in Ghana.

See our latest analysis for Newmont.

All of this is showing up clearly in the chart, with Newmont’s share price now around $94.4 and a powerful year to date share price return of roughly 146 percent, signalling strong positive momentum despite some mixed sector commentary.

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With analysts steadily lifting price targets and Newmont still trading at a double digit discount to consensus, the big question now is whether the stock remains undervalued or if the market is already pricing in years of future growth.

Most Popular Narrative Narrative: 9.7% Undervalued

With Newmont last closing at $94.4 against a narrative fair value of about $104.53, the most widely followed view still sees meaningful upside driven by a supportive gold cycle and improving fundamentals.

The realization of synergies and increased production scale following the Newcrest Mining acquisition, together with ongoing asset optimization and the ramp up of expansion projects (such as Ahafo North and Tanami), should support long term revenue growth and cash flow stability.

Read the complete narrative.

Want to see what kind of revenue path and profit margins are baked into that upside case, and how far future earnings multiples are expected to stretch? The full narrative lays out the step by step assumptions behind this valuation, including where analysts think cash flow, returns, and share count are really headed.

Result: Fair Value of $104.53 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, this upside depends on Newmont navigating operational setbacks and higher sustaining capital needs that could squeeze free cash flow if gold prices soften.

Find out about the key risks to this Newmont narrative.

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If this perspective does not fully align with your own, or you would rather dive into the numbers yourself, you can build a custom view in just a few minutes, Do it your way.

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