Cerrado Gold Completes Gold Hedge, Shifts to 100% Near-Spot Sales
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
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- Gold Hedge Completion: Cerrado Gold concluded its gold hedging program on January 15, 2026, eliminating the previous ceiling of $3,250/oz, allowing the company to sell gold at near-spot prices, which significantly enhances profitability and free cash flow.
- Share Buyback Initiative: The company has proposed a normal course issuer bid (NCIB) to repurchase up to 6,794,790 common shares, representing approximately 5% of its outstanding shares, aimed at leveraging strong gold prices to increase net asset value per share and enhance shareholder ownership.
- Cash Flow Management: Cerrado Gold plans to utilize excess cash from gold sales above budgeted prices for share buybacks without impacting current growth plans, ensuring a strong cash balance at the end of 2026, thereby providing higher returns to shareholders.
- Project Investment Progress: Following the completion of the gold hedge, the company will continue advancing key investments, including the underground mine and Lagoa Salgada and Mont Sorcier projects, further optimizing asset value and improving overall financial health.
Analyst Views on CERT
Wall Street analysts forecast CERT stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CERT is 12.11 USD with a low forecast of 9.00 USD and a high forecast of 16.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
11 Analyst Rating
7 Buy
4 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 9.520
Low
9.00
Averages
12.11
High
16.00
Current: 9.520
Low
9.00
Averages
12.11
High
16.00
About CERT
Certara, Inc. is a provider of biosimulation technology and solutions for using Model-Informed Drug Development (MIDD) in the global biopharmaceutical industry. It accelerates medicine using biosimulation software, technology and services to transform traditional drug discovery and development. It delivers software products and technology-driven services to customers to carry out and realize the full benefits of biosimulation in drug discovery, preclinical and clinical research, regulatory submissions and market access. Its regulatory science and market access software and services, such as regulatory submissions software, natural language processing and Bayesian analytics. It offers both mechanistic and empirical biosimulation solutions providing clients with a comprehensive offering based on their therapy goals, mechanism of action, and available data sources. Its clients include 2,400 biopharmaceutical companies, academic institutions and regulatory agencies across 70 countries.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
