Sierra Metals (SMT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sierra Metals Inc., together with its subsidiaries, focuses on the production, exploration, and development of precious and base metals in Peru and Mexico. It primarily focuses on exploration of silver, copper, lead, zinc, and gold deposits. The company's flagship property is the 82% owned polymetallic Yauricocha Mine covering an area of 18,778 hectares located in the Yauyos province in Peru. The company was formerly known as Dia Bras Exploration Inc. and changed its name to Sierra Metals Inc. in December 2012. Sierra Metals Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$0.82 to C$0.84
• 50-Day Range: C$0.64 to C$0.93
• 52-Week Range: C$0.61 to C$1.05
• Volume: 212,922 shs
• Average Volume: 159,910 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$175.05 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.82%
• Price Target: C$1.10
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Sierra Metals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sierra Metals scored higher than 40% 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: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Sierra Metals has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sierra Metals has received no research coverage 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 Sierra Metals is -10.38, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sierra Metals is -10.38, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sierra Metals has a P/B Ratio of 2.08. 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 SMT.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Sierra Metals is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 13.68%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Sierra Metals 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 SMT.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

Sierra Metals has a news sentiment score of 0.25. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.41 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Sierra Metals this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

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

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Sierra Metals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sierra Metals insiders have sold 4,311.34% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$13,716.00 in company stock and sold C$605,059.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.86% of the stock of Sierra Metals is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 22.41% of the stock of Sierra Metals is held by institutions.

SMT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SMT shares performed this year?

Sierra Metals' stock was trading at C$0.75 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, SMT shares have increased by 10.7% and is now trading at C$0.83.
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How were Sierra Metals' earnings last quarter?

Sierra Metals Inc. (TSE:SMT) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The mining company reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The mining company earned $96.77 million during the quarter. Sierra Metals had a negative net margin of 7.45% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.45%.

How do I buy shares of Sierra Metals?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Sierra Metals own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Sierra Metals investors own include Air Canada (AC), Enbridge (ENB), Meta Platforms (META), Sierra Metals (SMTS), B2Gold (BTO), Great-West Lifeco (GWO) and NIO (NIO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/06/2024
• Today: 12/18/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Other Industrial Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:SMT
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.sierrametals.com
• Phone: +1-416-3667777
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,156
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$1.10
• High Stock Price Target: C$1.10
• Low Stock Price Target: C$1.10
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C($0.08)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.66
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: C$-7,710,000.00
• Net Margins: -7.45%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -6.45%
• Return on Assets: 1.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 83.36
• Current Ratio: 0.98
• Quick Ratio: 0.35

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$238.26 million
• Price / Sales: 0.74
• Cash Flow: C$0.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.62
• Book Value: C$0.40 per share
• Price / Book: 2.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 210,900,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$177.16 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.12