Gold Fields (GFI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gold Fields Limited operates as a gold producer with reserves and resources in Chile, South Africa, Ghana, Canada, Australia, and Peru. It also explores for copper and silver deposits. The company was founded in 1887 and is based in Sandton, South Africa.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.89 to $15.23
• 50-Day Range: $13.34 to $17.21
• 52-Week Range: $10.31 to $18.97
• Volume: 5.26 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.82 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.61
• Dividend Yield: 1.78%
• Price Target: $15.93
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Gold Fields Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gold Fields scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 110th out of 196 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Gold Fields has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Gold Fields has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 111.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Gold Fields are expected to grow by 111.76% in the coming year, from $1.02 to $2.16 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Gold Fields is 8.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 131.26.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Gold Fields is 8.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 125.67.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Gold Fields has a P/B Ratio of 2.93. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.02% of the outstanding shares of Gold Fields have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gold Fields has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gold Fields has recently increased by 20.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Gold Fields pays a meaningful dividend of 2.53%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Gold Fields does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Gold Fields is 15.34%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Gold Fields will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.50% next year. This indicates that Gold Fields will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.02% of the outstanding shares of Gold Fields have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gold Fields has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gold Fields has recently increased by 20.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.80

News Sentiment

Gold Fields has a news sentiment score of 0.80. 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 0.44 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Gold Fields this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for GFI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 233% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Gold Fields to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% 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, Gold Fields insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

36.80% of the stock of Gold Fields is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 26.02% of the stock of Gold Fields is held by institutions.

GFI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GFI shares performed this year?

Gold Fields' stock was trading at $14.46 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, GFI stock has increased by 4.8% and is now trading at $15.15.
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How were Gold Fields' earnings last quarter?

Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 22nd. The company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.10.

Who are Gold Fields' major shareholders?

Gold Fields' top institutional shareholders include Van ECK Associates Corp (5.25%), RWC Asset Advisors US LLC (1.44%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.66%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (0.62%).

How do I buy shares of Gold Fields?

Shares of GFI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Gold Fields own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Gold Fields investors own include Kinross Gold (KGC), B2Gold (BTG), Yamana Gold (AUY), Eldorado Gold (EGO), Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/22/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 9/26 Dividend: 9/13/2024
• Today: 9/21/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/26/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Gold & silver ores
• Sub-Industry: Precious Metals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GFI
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1172724
• Web: www.goldfields.com
• Phone: (711) 562-9700
• Fax: 011-27-86-720-2704
• Employees: 6,297
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $15.93
• High Stock Price Target: $17.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $14.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.61
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.85
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.33
• Current Ratio: 1.77
• Quick Ratio: 0.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.36 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.11
• Cash Flow: $2.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.42
• Book Value: $5.17 per share
• Price / Book: 2.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 895,024,000
• Free Float: 565,655,000
• Market Cap: $13.56 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.17