Griffin Mining (GFM) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Griffin Mining Limited, a mining and investment company, engages in the mining, exploration, and development of mineral properties. The company primarily explores for gold, zinc, silver, lead, and base and precious metal deposits. Its principal property is the Caijiaying mine located in Hebei Province, the People's Republic of China. The company was formerly known as European Mining Finance Ltd. and changed its name to Griffin Mining Limited in January 1998. Griffin Mining Limited was founded in 1988 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 145.55 to 150
• 50-Day Range: 140 to 167
• 52-Week Range: 77.20 to 175
• Volume: 21,798 shs
• Average Volume: 181,622 shs
• Market Capitalization: £269.47 million
• P/E Ratio: 1,633.33
• Dividend Yield: 2.49%
• Price Target: GBX 190
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Griffin Mining Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Griffin Mining scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Griffin Mining has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Griffin Mining has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Griffin Mining is 1,633.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Griffin Mining is 1,633.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 102.68.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Griffin Mining has a P/B Ratio of 1.03. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GFM.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Griffin Mining pays a meaningful dividend of 2.49%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Griffin Mining does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GFM.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.78

News Sentiment

Griffin Mining has a news sentiment score of 0.78. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.41 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Griffin Mining this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for GFM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Griffin Mining insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

43.79% of the stock of Griffin Mining is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 2.97% of the stock of Griffin Mining is held by institutions.

GFM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GFM shares performed this year?

Griffin Mining's stock was trading at GBX 86.50 at the start of the year. Since then, GFM stock has increased by 69.9% and is now trading at GBX 147.
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How do I buy shares of Griffin Mining?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Griffin Mining own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Griffin Mining investors own include Sirius Minerals (SXX), Patisserie (CAKE), Thomson Reuters (TRI), AstraZeneca (AZN), Premier Oil (PMO), Clarivate (CCC) and Tullow Oil (TLW).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Other Industrial Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:GFM
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.griffinmining.com
• Phone: +44-20-76297772
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 448
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 190
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 190
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 190
• Potential Upside/Downside: +29.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,633.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 938.44
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £21.34 million
• Net Margins: 13.15%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 8.08%
• Return on Assets: 6.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.25
• Current Ratio: 1.76
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £162.25 million
• Price / Sales: 1.66
• Cash Flow: GBX 30.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.86
• Book Value: GBX 143 per share
• Price / Book: 1.03

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 183,310,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £269.47 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.76