Aura Minerals Sinks 15% as Gold Miners Slide, GDX Down 5% - TIKR.com

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Aura Minerals sank 15% as gold fell about 3% to below $4,000/oz, a four-month low, dragging gold miners lower across the board: Newmont fell 5%, Agnico Eagle 6%, Aris Mining 9%, and GDX lost 5%. The move appears macro-driven rather than company-specific, with traders pricing in more Fed rate hikes and selling higher-beta miners harder than the metal itself.

The piece argues Aura’s operating leverage cuts both ways: the stock fell more than twice as much as the gold miners ETF, but analysts still expect normalized EPS to jump in 2026 after record Q3 production of 95,557 gold equivalent ounces, up 29% YoY. Next week’s results will be the key catalyst, with investors watching whether production converts into free cash flow after Q2 cash flow fell to $27.6 million from $73.8 million in Q1.