Did purdential comment on Gold? ===============================================================
Tony, Re your question...... Just came across this blurb. Prolly a typo but Pru analyst Tumazos has a target price that is $12 below the current one. <VBG>
Tuesday, March 30, 2004 1:29:38 PM ET Prudential Financial
NEW YORK, March 30 (New Ratings) Analyst John C Tumazos of Prudential Financial maintains his underweight rating on Newmont Mining (NEM). The target price has been reduced from $37 to $35.
In a research note published this morning, the analyst mentions that gold prices are likely to decline this year. Prudential Financial expects the reduced gold prices to adversely impact Newmont Minings near-term earnings growth potential. The EPS estimates for 2004 and 2005 have been reduced from $1.57 to $1.31 and from $1.53 to $1.27, respectively.