Newmont stock in focus after CEO discloses 2.9 million US dollar sale

Published on 11/09/2026 at 14:36 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Newmont stock stays in focus after CEO Natascha Viljoen disposed of shares under a prearranged trading plan. Most of the disposal covered taxes.

What Newmont investors should watch

CEO Natascha Viljoen disposed of 25,780 shares in late October and early November.
Most of the transaction covered taxes on vested restricted stock units, while a smaller sale followed a prearranged trading plan.
Newmont remains focused on full-year production guidance, cost control and shareholder returns after its third-quarter report.

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Newmont stock remains in focus after CEO Natascha Viljoen disposed of 25,780 shares worth about 2.9 million US dollars over four days in late October and early November. Billionaires Africa reported the transactions on November 5.

Newmont stock traded at 111.22 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 14:32 CET on Monday, November 9, 2026. The real-time quote of Newmont stock provides the latest trading indication.

Tax withholding explains most shares

On October 30, Newmont withheld 21,898 shares at 111.80 US dollars each, worth about 2.45 million US dollars, to cover taxes linked to the vesting of 50,052 restricted stock units. On November 2, Viljoen sold another 3,882 shares at 108.04 US dollars, or about 419,400 US dollars.

The sale was made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on February 23. Such plans set sales in advance and are designed to reduce the risk that transactions are based on material nonpublic information. After the latest transactions, Viljoen held 101,691 Newmont shares directly, according to the report.

Strong quarter frames the disclosure

The insider transactions came less than two weeks after Newmont released its third-quarter results on October 22. The company produced 1.3 million attributable gold ounces, generated 1.9 billion US dollars in free cash flow and reported net income of 2.5 billion US dollars, or 2.35 US dollars per diluted share.

Newmont also said it had returned 1.9 billion US dollars to shareholders since its previous earnings call, including 1.6 billion US dollars in share buybacks. The board declared a quarterly dividend of 0.26 US dollars per share. Management said the company remained on track to achieve its full-year 2026 production guidance and improved cost outlook.

For investors, the disclosure is primarily a governance and signaling item rather than a change to Newmont's operating targets. The prearranged nature of the sale and the tax withholding explain most of the reported share disposal, while execution against production and cost plans remains the larger operating focus.

The S&P 500 market environment remains relevant for the US-listed miner and broader risk appetite.

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