Centamin (CEY) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Centamin plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, mining, and development of gold and precious metals in Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Jersey, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Its principal asset is the Sukari Gold Mine project, which covers an area of approximately 160 square kilometers located in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Saint Helier, Jersey.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 143.41 to 147.70
• 50-Day Range: 139.60 to 174.95
• 52-Week Range: 87.20 to 175.60
• Volume: 15.69 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.73 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.70 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2,924.00
• Dividend Yield: 2.05%
• Price Target: GBX 155
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Centamin Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Centamin scored higher than 14% 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Centamin has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Centamin 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 Centamin is 2,924.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.33.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Centamin is 2,924.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 119.68.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Centamin, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Centamin has a P/B Ratio of 1.19. 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 CEY.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Centamin pays a meaningful dividend of 2.13%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Centamin does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Centamin is 6,000.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CEY.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.71

News Sentiment

Centamin has a news sentiment score of 0.71. 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 0.52 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Centamin to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -79% 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, Centamin insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.75% of the stock of Centamin is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.75% of the stock of Centamin is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CEY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CEY shares performed this year?

Centamin's stock was trading at GBX 99.70 at the start of the year. Since then, CEY shares have increased by 46.6% and is now trading at GBX 146.20.
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How do I buy shares of Centamin?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Centamin own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Centamin investors own include Playtech (PTEC), EnQuest (ENQ), Quilter (QLT), Glencore (GLEN), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Petrofac (PFC) and Tesco (TSCO).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/27 Dividend: 8/29/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/27/2024
• Today: 11/20/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Gold
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:CEY
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.centamin.com
• Phone: +44-1534-828700
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,874
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 155
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 160
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 150
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.05
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2,840.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.39
• P/E Growth: -1.53
• Net Income: £84.67 million
• Net Margins: 9.10%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 14.16%
• Return on Assets: 8.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.29
• Current Ratio: 3.44
• Quick Ratio: 2.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £930.75 million
• Price / Sales: 1.77
• Cash Flow: GBX 14.60 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.72
• Book Value: GBX 123 per share
• Price / Book: 1.15

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,160,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.65 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.56