Pan African Resources (PAF) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pan African is an African-focused mid-tier gold producer, with annual production capacity of over 200,000 oz/year from long-life (+20 years) underground mines in the prolific Witwatersrand Basin and the Barberton Greenstone Belt, as well as from low-cost high-margin environmentally remediating surface remining operations. The company is dual primary listed on AIM and the main board of the JSE in South Africa. Our shares also trade on the OTCQX Best Market in the USA through a Level 1 ADR programme backed by the Bank of New York (ticker PAFRY/PAFRF)

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 78.50 to 83
• 50-Day Range: 48.68 to 79.50
• 52-Week Range: 30.90 to 83
• Volume: 8.95 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.44 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,896.79
• Dividend Yield: 0.01%
• Price Target: GBX 83
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Pan African Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pan African Resources scored higher than 10% 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: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Pan African Resources 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.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Pan African Resources is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pan African Resources 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 Pan African Resources is 1,896.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.71.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pan African Resources is 1,896.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 157.58.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Pan African Resources has a PEG Ratio of 8.95. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pan African Resources has a P/B Ratio of 4.35. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 PAF.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Pan African Resources pays a meaningful dividend of 1.99%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Pan African Resources does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Pan African Resources is 28.02%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PAF.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.46

News Sentiment

Pan African Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.46. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Pan African Resources this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Pan African Resources to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pan African Resources insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.16% of the stock of Pan African Resources is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 36.50% of the stock of Pan African Resources is held by institutions.

PAF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PAF shares performed this year?

Pan African Resources' stock was trading at GBX 34.35 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PAF stock has increased by 140.8% and is now trading at GBX 82.70.

How do I buy shares of Pan African Resources?

Shares of PAF stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Pan African Resources own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Pan African Resources investors own include Intelsat (I), Associated British Foods (ABF), Bank of America (BAC), Chaarat Gold (CGH), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Fossil Group (FOSL) and Apollo Global Management (APO).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Gold
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:PAF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.panafricanresources.com
• Phone: +44-20-77968644
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,469
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Pan African Resources: GBX 83
• High Price Target: GBX 83
• Low Price Target: GBX 83
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,860.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.74
• P/E Growth: 8.95
• Net Income: £58.60 million
• Net Margins: 21.95%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 16.03%
• Return on Assets: 12.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 35.80
• Current Ratio: 0.78
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £540.03 million
• Price / Sales: 3.04
• Cash Flow: GBX 6.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.87
• Book Value: GBX 19 per share
• Price / Book: 4.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,027,313,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.64 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.89