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After finishing at $16.66 in the prior trading day, Gold Fields Ltd ADR (NYSE: GFI) closed at $16.89, up 1.38%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.38 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.72 million shares were traded. GFI stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.915 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.315.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GFI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 23.30 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.60 and its Current Ratio is at 1.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.23.
On February 02, 2024, BMO Capital Markets Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Market Perform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $14 to $12.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GFI now has a Market Capitalization of 15123017728 and an Enterprise Value of 16259804160. As of this moment, Gold’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.75, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.23. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.31. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.34 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.37. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.613 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.596.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, GFI has reached a high of $18.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.31. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.24%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.59M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5219890 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 895.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 895.01M. Insiders hold about 0.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 21.08% stake in the company. Shares short for GFI as of 1711584000 were 12321082 with a Short Ratio of 2.68, compared to 1709164800 on 10264920.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, GFI’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.407, compared to 0.39 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024429772The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.4.
