12 Best Performing Large Cap Stocks to Buy

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4. Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM)

Market Capitalization as of September 29: $92.86 billion

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 66

Year-to-Date Performance as of September 29: 127.14%

Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM) is one of the best performing large cap stocks to buy. On September 29, Newmont Corporation announced a planned leadership succession. Tom Palmer, who has served as Chief Executive Officer/CEO since 2019, will resign from the Board of Directors and as CEO on December 31 this year.

Palmer, only the 10th CEO in Newmont’s 104-year history, served the company for more than a decade, having joined in 2014 as Senior Vice President, Indonesia, and was named Executive Vice President/EVP and Chief Operating Officer/COO by 2016. Palmer will then serve as Strategic Advisor until his final retirement on March 31, 2026, to support a seamless transition.

Natascha Viljoen, Newmont’s current President and Chief Operating Officer/COO, will succeed Tom Palmer as President and CEO, and will also join the Board of Directors on January 1, 2026. She will become the first woman to lead Newmont in its more than 100-year history. Viljoen joined Newmont in 2023 as EVP and COO, bringing over 3 decades of global leadership experience.

Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM) produces and explores gold properties. It also explores for copper, silver, zinc, lead, and other metals.

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