Given the record gold price, what price target does Macquarie have on Newmont shares?

Up 36% in 2025, what can ASX investors expect next for the Newmont share price?

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Newmont Corp (ASX: NEM) shares are slipping today.

Shares in the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) gold stock closed yesterday trading for $83.52. In late afternoon trade on Wednesday, shares are changing hands for $81.94 apiece, down 1.9%.

This comes as the gold price also dipped overnight, down 0.4% to US$3,306 per ounce. The gold price hit all-time highs of around US$3,424 per ounce last week, on 21 April.

But don't feel too bad for shareholders.

With the gold price up 26% so far in 2025, Newmont shares remain up more than 36% year to date, broadly in line with the gains posted by the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD).

For some context, the ASX 200 is down just over 1% over this same period.

Newmont shares also trade on a slender 0.7% unfranked dividend yield.

Which brings us back to our headline question.

With the gold price still hovering near record highs, what is Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG) forecasting for Newmont shares?

Newmont shares could surge 15% from here

Following on Newmont's first-quarter update, released on 24 April, Macquarie maintained its outperform rating on Newmont shares.

Among the highlights of the three months, Newmont generated a record first-quarter free cash flow of $1.2 billion.

According to the analysts at Macquarie, Newmont's first quarter results were "strong and slightly ahead of its own prior commentary".

Macquarie noted that with a similar performance expected, the ASX 200 gold miner anticipates its all-in sustaining cost (AISC) to peak in the second quarter "primarily due to a catch-up of sustaining capital spend".

The broker also noted that the gold miner's net debt of $3.2 billion was $215 million less than it had expected. And Newmont retained its full calendar year 2025 guidance of 5.6 million ounces of gold from its "go-forward portfolio".

And Newmont shares could get a boost in the year ahead if management opts to increase the current share buyback program.

Noting this isn't its base case, Macquarie said:

Interestingly, Newmont management seemed to suggest that, while the dividend is fixed, another increase in the buyback could be a possible tool to handle excess cash generation delivered via record gold prices.

We note that NEM has not made any change to the $3 billion buyback program yet but has purchased $407 million in stock back in April alone.

The broker has a $94.00 price target on Newmont shares. That represents a potential upside of 14.7% from current levels.

Motley Fool contributor Bernd Struben has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia's parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Macquarie Group. The Motley Fool Australia has positions in and has recommended Macquarie Group. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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