Top 3 Companies in the Gold Industry With the Highest Sales per Share (NEM, ABX, GOLD)

Published on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 11:20
By Mallory Stone in Fast Lane, ABX, GOLD, NEM, barrick gold, highest sales per share, nasdaq:gold, newmont mining, nyse:abx, nyse:nem, randgold resources

Below are the three companies in the Gold industry with the highest sales per share. Sales per share is a valuable metric in comparing relative value for companies in the same industry.

Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) is highest with sales per share of $20.50. Newmont Mining Corporation acquires, explores, and develops mineral properties. The Company produces gold from operations in the United States, Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Ghana, Canada, New Zealand and Mexico. Newmont also mines and processes copper in Indonesia.

In the past 52 weeks, shares of Newmont Mining have traded between a low of $42.95 and a high of $67.97 and are now at $44.56, which is 4% above that low price. The 200-day and 50-day moving averages have moved 0.29% lower and 0.18% higher over the past week, respectively.

Following is Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX) with sales per share of $14.15.

Finishing up the top three is Randgold Resources (NASDAQ:GOLD), with sales per share of $13.59.

By Mallory Stone
mstone@fnno.com

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