Gold.com (NYSE:GOLD) COO Brian Aquilino Sells 6,667 Shares of Stock

Gold.com Inc. (NYSE:GOLD) COO Brian Aquilino sold 6,667 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.02, for a total value of $313,482.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 6,667 shares in the company, valued at approximately $313,482.34. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Gold.com Stock Up 3.7%

GOLD stock traded up $1.75 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $49.23. 511,903 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 614,620. The company has a quick ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $42.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $44.27. Gold.com Inc. has a 52 week low of $22.00 and a 52 week high of $66.70. The company has a market cap of $1.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.83 and a beta of 0.56.

Gold.com (NYSE:GOLD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 2nd. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.96 by ($0.55). Gold.com had a net margin of 0.32% and a return on equity of 18.15%. The business had revenue of $5.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.67 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.41 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Gold.com Inc. will post 3.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Gold.com Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a special dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 28th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. Gold.com’s dividend payout ratio is 27.40%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. CWM LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Gold.com during the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. Larson Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Gold.com in the 4th quarter worth about $41,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Gold.com in the 4th quarter worth about $42,000. New York State Teachers Retirement System bought a new position in Gold.com during the fourth quarter valued at about $55,000. Finally, CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co bought a new position in Gold.com during the fourth quarter valued at about $76,000. Institutional investors own 62.85% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research downgraded Gold.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $60.00 target price on shares of Gold.com in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. Northland Securities set a $55.00 price target on shares of Gold.com in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price target on shares of Gold.com from $70.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Gold.com in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $58.00.

About Gold.com

Gold.com, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a precious metals company. It operates through three segments: Wholesale Sales & Ancillary Services, Direct-to-Consumer, and Secured Lending. The Wholesale Sales & Ancillary Services segment sells gold, silver, platinum, and palladium in the form of bars, plates, powders, wafers, grains, ingots, and coins. This segment also offers complementary services, such as receiving, handling, inventorying, processing, packing, and shipping of precious metals and custom coins on a secure basis; and designs and produces minted silver products.