BofA Securities Double Upgrades SSR Mining (SSRM) to Buy

BofA Securities analyst Lawson Winder upgraded SSR Mining (NASDAQ: SSRM) from Underperform to Buy with a price target of $45.50 (from $23.00).

The analyst comments "This morning, SSR Mining (SSRM) announced the sale of its 80% ownership (and operating) stake in the troubled and non-operating Çöpler gold mine in Türkiye to a local company, for $1.5 billion (bn) in cash. The mine had been closed by Turkish regulators following a fatal accident in February 2024, and since, we have assigned no value to the asset. With this sale, SSRM substantially reduces its emerging market (EM) asset exposure and transitions to a company primarily centered on developed market (DM) assets, with North America accounting for 93% of our estimated net asset value (NAV) for the company, and EM downside risk substantially reduced. To that point, SSRM also noted that it was reviewing its position in Hod Maden, a profitable exit from which we would view positively if it were to occur. We upgrade our rating to Buy from Underperform. We also increase our NAV-based price objective (PO) to $45.50 (C$62.50) per share from $23.00 (C$31.50) per share, based on a 32% increase in our NAV to $30.30 per share, and an increase in our target P/NAV multiple to 1.5x from 1.05x. The higher multiple reflects the reduced EM and increased DM exposure, particularly to North America, a top mining jurisdiction."

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Shares of SSR Mining closed at $28.93 yesterday.

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