Higher gold should boost dividend

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NEWMONT CORP. $55 is a buy for long-term growth and a hedge against inflation. The company (New York symbol NEM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 793.7 million; Market cap: $43.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.5; Dividend yield: 4.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newmont.com) is the world’s largest gold producer. It also produces copper, silver, lead and zinc. Newmont’s share price has rebounded lately and is now up 11% since the start of 2023. That’s mainly because interest-rate increases have started to slow on easing inflation. That should push up investor demand for gold as the appeal of interest-bearing investments and the U.S. dollar weakens. The mining giant also links its dividend to the price of gold, so rising gold prices should let it raise the current annual rate of $2.20 a share. It currently yields a high 4.0%. Newmont is a buy. buy. …