UBS on Wednesday raised its rating on the shares of Barrick Gold (ABX.TO, GOLD) to buy from neutral with a US$22.00 price target.

"We believe 2025 will be the low for production and we see modest downside to unit costs medium-term. ABX has a poor record of delivery against guidance for the last 4 years; it will take time for it to rebuild a track record of hitting guidance and we think proof will be in the delivery. But we view expectations as low, and 2025 guidance as likely conservative; guidance over the next 2-3 years has been re-set lower and a restart in Mali should trigger consensus earnings upgrades," the investment bank noted.

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