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Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Is Caledonia Mining (CMCL) Among the Best Precious Metals Stocks to Buy According to Analysts?
We recently published a list of . In this article, we are going to take a look at where Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (NYSEAMERICAN:CMCL) stands against other best precious metals stocks to buy according to analysts. Gold prices set new records in early 2025, driven by growing interest in gold as a safe haven asset amid rising tariffs and trade wars between the United States and China. The precious metal exceeded $3,000/oz recently. Lately, gold is acting both as a hedge against inflation and a competitor to yield-earning assets like the US Treasurys. This has created what analysts call a 'smile profile,' where gold tends to go up whether US yields rise or fall. Natasha Kaneva, head of Global Commodities Strategy at J.P. Morgan, commented: 'We maintain our multi-year bullish outlook on gold. From a macro perspective, a universal tariff scenario would likely supercharge the broad price effects for precious metals. Boosted economic growth concerns and higher inflation risks could continue to fuel strong investor demand for gold.' Similarly, Jim Wyckoff, a senior analyst at Kitco Metals, said on April 15: 'Traders are waiting for the next major fundamental development to drive the gold market, but the charts remain bullish. There's still safe-haven demand.' In line with that, European private banking firm Commerzbank wrote in a note to investors: 'The rise in the gold price is also partly in line with the continuing weakness of the dollar, which points to a gradual erosion of the U.S. currency's status as a safe asset – gold is likely to be an alternative for many USD investors.' Goldman Sachs has lifted its gold price forecast from $3,300 to $3,700 per ounce by the end of 2025. This forecast is supported by higher central bank purchases and increased ETF inflows amid growing global economic uncertainty. President Trump's unpredictable trade policies are the basis for this market upheaval. While gold remains a haven in volatile times, it lacks income-generating potential and incurs storage costs. Still, mining stocks are also gaining appeal, with lower energy costs boosting profits. According to the Silver Institute, the silver market is moving towards its fifth consecutive year of a supply deficit in 2025, with demand exceeding supply again. Industrial use, especially in green tech, electric vehicles, and electronics, is driving much of this demand and is expected to reach a new record this year. Prices also rebounded in early 2025, partly due to growing uncertainty around President Trump's potential tariff policies, which have resulted in more short covering and deliveries of silver into CME warehouses. At the same time, ongoing global and economic concerns have helped push investors back toward safe-haven assets like silver. Still, silver investment has faced some challenges. Ongoing concerns about China's economy have held back demand, and the persistently high gold-to-silver ratio suggests that investors still favor gold. Overall, silver demand is expected to stay steady at around 1.2 billion ounces. While industrial and retail investment will rise, jewellery and silverware demand, especially in India, is expected to fall due to high local prices. For this article, we searched multiple credible websites to compile a large list of US-listed precious metals stocks. Next, we manually searched for the average upside potential of each stock and selected 13 stocks with the highest values. The list below is ranked in ascending order of the upside potential as of April 16. We have also mentioned the hedge fund sentiment as per Insider Monkey's database of Q4 2024. Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter's strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 373.4% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 218 percentage points (). Drills extracting gold from a gold mine, revealing the company's gold mining operation. Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 7 Average Upside Potential: 34.92% Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (NYSEAMERICAN:CMCL) is a Jersey-based gold mining company that owns a major stake in Zimbabwe's Blanket Mine, as well as additional gold projects in Zimbabwe. On December 16, 2024, Maxim Group started coverage of CMCL with a Buy rating and a price target of $17. According to the investment firm, the company is on the path to solid growth, with gold production projected to reach 85,000 ounces by 2026 and a long-term goal of 200,000 ounces annually. The company plans to use its cash flow for mine development, new projects, and maintaining its 5.4% dividend. Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (NYSEAMERICAN:CMCL) achieved a new record at its Blanket Mine in Q1 2025, producing 18,671 ounces of gold, exceeding both last year's 17,050 ounces and the last Q1 high set in 2022. The mine also milled over 201,000 tonnes of ore, exceeding expectations by 13.4%, which led to a growing surface stockpile as production outpaced milling capacity. The company is still on track to meet its 2025 gold production target of 74,000 to 78,000 ounces. According to Insider Monkey's Q4 database, 7 hedge funds held stakes in Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (NYSEAMERICAN:CMCL), compared to 9 funds in the prior quarter. William B. Gray's was the largest stakeholder of the company, with 782,501 shares valued at $7.36 million. Overall, CMCL ranks 10th on our list of best precious metals stocks to buy according to analysts. While we acknowledge the potential of precious metals stocks, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than CMCL but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this . READ NEXT: 20 Best AI Stocks To Buy Now and 30 Best Stocks to Buy Now According to Billionaires. Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey. Sign in to access your portfolio
Globe and Mail
15-04-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc Blanket Mine Q1 2025 Production
ST HELIER, Jersey, April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc ("Caledonia" or "the Company") (NYSE AMERICAN, AIM and VFEX: CMCL) announces Blanket Mine ("Blanket") gold production for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 ('Q1 2025' or the 'Quarter'). Highlights Quarterly gold production of 18,671 ounces, exceeding 17,050 ounces produced in the first quarter of 2024 ('Q1 2024'). New first quarter production record, surpassing the previous high of 18,515 ounces set in the first quarter of 2022. Tonnes milled for the Quarter were 201,755 tonnes, 23,793 tonnes (13.4%) above expectation. The surface stockpile increased significantly to approximately 15,000 tonnes as run-of-mine production exceeds milling capacity. Blanket remains on track to achieve gold production guidance of 74,000-78,000 ounces this year. 1 Commenting on the results, Mark Learmonth, Chief Executive Officer, said: 'I'm delighted to report that production in Q1 2025 has set a new record for production in a first quarter at Blanket, with over 18,500 ounces produced – a particularly strong performance given that the first quarter is traditionally our weakest. 'This achievement reflects continued operational improvements and the dedication of our team on the ground. The significant increase in both tonnes milled and the surface stockpile provide a strong foundation for the remainder of the year. 'This is an excellent start and with a strong gold price we are well positioned to generate healthy cash flows and to continue investing in our growth projects.' 1 Refer to the technical report entitled "NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Blanket Gold Mine, Zimbabwe" with effective date December 31, 2023 prepared by Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc and filed by the Company on SEDAR+ ( on May 15, 2024. Craig James Harvey, MGSSA, MAIG, Caledonia Vice President, Technical Services, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information contained in this news release. Craig James Harvey is a "Qualified Person" as defined by each of (i) the Canadian Securities Administrators' National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects and (ii) sub-part 1300 of Regulation S-K of the U.S. Securities Act. Enquiries Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc Mark Learmonth Camilla Horsfall Tel: +44 1534 679 800 Tel: +44 7817 841 793 Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nomad and Joint Broker) Adrian Hadden Pearl Kellie Tel: +44 207 397 1965 Tel: +44 131 220 9775 Panmure Liberum (Joint Broker) Scott Mathieson/ Ailsa MacMaster Tel: +44 20 3100 2000 Camarco, Financial PR (UK) Gordon Poole Julia Tilley Elfie Kent Tel: +44 20 3757 4980 3PPB (Financial PR, North America) Patrick Chidley Paul Durham Tel: +1 917 991 7701 Tel: +1 203 940 2538 Curate Public Relations (Zimbabwe) Debra Tatenda Tel: +263 77802131 IH Securities (Private) Limited (VFEX Sponsor - Zimbabwe) Lloyd Mlotshwa Tel: +263 (242) 745 119/33/39 Note: The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 ('MAR') as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of MAR. Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Information Information and statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are 'forward-looking information' within the meaning of applicable securities legislation that involve risks and uncertainties relating, but not limited, to Caledonia's current expectations, intentions, plans, and beliefs. Forward-looking information can often be identified by forward-looking words such as 'anticipate', 'believe', 'expect', 'goal', 'plan', 'target', 'intend', 'estimate', 'could', 'should', 'may' and 'will' or the negative of these terms or similar words suggesting future outcomes, or other expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, intentions or statements about future events or performance. Examples of forward-looking information in this news release include: the achievement of annual gold production in 2025, the continued generation of healthy cash flows and investment in growth projects. The forward-looking information contained in this news release is based, in part, on assumptions and factors that may change or prove to be incorrect, thus causing actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by forward-looking information. Such factors and assumptions include, but are not limited to: the successful implementation of mine plans, the establishment of estimated resources and reserves, the grade and recovery of minerals which are mined varying from estimates, success of future exploration and drilling programs, reliability of drilling, sampling and assay data, the representativeness of mineralization being accurate, success of planned metallurgical test-work, capital availability and accuracy of estimated operating costs, obtaining required governmental, environmental or other project approvals, inflation, changes in exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices, delays in the development of projects and Caledonia's experience of project development in Zimbabwe and other factors. To the extent any forward-looking information herein constitutes a financial outlook or future oriented financial information, any such statement is made as of the date hereof and included herein to provide prospective investors with an understanding of the Company's plans and assumptions. Security holders, potential security holders and other prospective investors should be aware that these statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: risks relating to estimates of mineral reserves and mineral resources proving to be inaccurate, fluctuations in gold price, risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration, development and mining, risks relating to the credit worthiness or financial condition of suppliers, refiners and other parties with whom the Company does business; inadequate insurance, or inability to obtain insurance, to cover these risks and hazards, employee relations; relationships with and claims by local communities and indigenous populations; political risk; risks related to natural disasters, terrorism, civil unrest, public health concerns (including health epidemics or outbreaks of communicable diseases such as the coronavirus (COVID-19)); availability and increasing costs associated with mining inputs and labour; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, including the risks of obtaining or maintaining necessary licenses and permits, diminishing quantities or grades of mineral reserves as mining occurs; global financial condition, the actual results of current exploration activities, changes to conclusions of economic evaluations, and changes in project parameters to deal with unanticipated economic or other factors, risks of increased capital and operating costs, environmental, safety or regulatory risks, expropriation, the Company's title to properties including ownership thereof, increased competition in the mining industry for properties, equipment, qualified personnel and their costs, risks relating to the uncertainty of timing of events including targeted production rate increase and currency fluctuations. Security holders, potential security holders and other prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. By its nature, forward-looking information involves numerous assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections and various future events will not occur. Caledonia undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking information whether as a result of new information, future events or other such factors which affect this information, except as required by law. This news release is not an offer of the shares of Caledonia for sale in the United States or elsewhere. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the shares of Caledonia, in any province, state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such province, state or jurisdiction.
