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title: "Weekly Recap | Kinross Gold -1.28%, consensus target 16% above spot"
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description: "Kinross Gold closed at $30.87 this week, down 1.28%, while the S&P 500 rose 0.09%, leaving the stock about 1.37 percentage points behind the benchmark. The week opened near $31.16 on Monday (Aug 31), slid to a week low of $29.38 on Tuesday (Sept 1), then recovered to a week high of $31.815 on Thursday (Sept 3) before easing back to $30.87 by Friday (Sept 4). Weekly amplitude was 7.81%, and average daily volume of about 7.58m shares ran roughly 8.9% below the median."
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# Weekly Recap | Kinross Gold -1.28%, consensus target 16% above spot

## The Week

Kinross Gold closed at $30.87 this week, down 1.28%, while the S&P 500 rose 0.09%, leaving the stock about 1.37 percentage points behind the benchmark. The week opened near $31.16 on Monday (Aug 31), slid to a week low of $29.38 on Tuesday (Sept 1), then recovered to a week high of $31.815 on Thursday (Sept 3) before easing back to $30.87 by Friday (Sept 4). Weekly amplitude was 7.81%, and average daily volume of about 7.58m shares ran roughly 8.9% below the median.

## Key Events

Gold and macro expectations drove the narrative this week. On Monday, Morgan Stanley published a view that gold could reach $5,000 by 2027. Tuesday saw reports that gold miners had just capped their best August in decades as the debasement trade returned. On Wednesday gold fell to a more than two-week low, with US jobs data in focus. Thursday brought a softer US dollar and lower bond yields, lifting gold miners ahead of the payrolls report; the same day, commentary highlighted Kinross Gold’s liquidity strength and its potential impact on the company’s long-term project investment narrative. On Friday, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. disclosed a purchase of Kinross Gold shares. There were no company earnings or major announcements this week.

## Analyst Ratings

Among 18 institutions covering Kinross Gold, 10 rate it buy, 5 rate it overweight, 2 rate it hold, and 1 rates it sell, with 0 at no opinion. The consensus rating is buy, and the consensus target price sits at $35.93, about 16.4% above the latest price of $30.87. Targets range from $9.30 to $54.00, reflecting wide disagreement. Kinross ranks 4th among 49 gold names in the industry ratings ranking.

## The Week Ahead

The economic calendar is fairly busy. Tuesday (Sept 8) brings the US NFIB small business optimism index, while Thursday (Sept 10) is heavy with initial jobless claims, the PPI series, existing home sales, wholesale sales, and the 10-year Treasury auction. Gold miners are sensitive to the US dollar and interest-rate expectations, so these prints could shape gold’s next move. Kinross Gold next reports fiscal Q3 2026 results after the close on Oct 28.

## In Short

Kinross Gold eased this week despite a constructive consensus: the average rating remains buy and the consensus target sits about 16.4% above spot, though the wide $9.30 to $54.00 target range points to meaningful disagreement among analysts. On the latest trading day, small and medium lots showed net selling, with large lots also leaning to outflows. Valuation is moderate for a gold miner at roughly 11.6x P/E and 3.83x P/B. The next test will be whether gold can hold its ground and how next week’s US inflation and labour data shift dollar and rate expectations.

*This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.*

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