DRDGOLD (DRD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

DRDGOLD Limited, a gold mining company, engages in the surface gold tailings retreatment business in South Africa. It also involved in the exploration, extraction, processing, and smelting activities. The company recovers gold from surface tailings in the Witwatersrand basin in Gauteng province. DRDGOLD Limited was formerly known as Durban Roodepoort Deep Limited and changed its name to DRDGOLD Limited in 2004. The company was incorporated in 1895 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. DRDGOLD Limited is a subsidiary of Sibanye Gold Limited.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.48 to $15.17
• 50-Day Range: $10.53 to $17.17
• 52-Week Range: $7.64 to $17.60
• Volume: 522,567 shs
• Average Volume: 335,308 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.28 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.79
• Dividend Yield: 1.62%
• Price Target: $16.25
• Consensus Rating: Buy

DRDGOLD Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

DRDGOLD scored higher than 32% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 143rd out of 186 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

DRDGOLD 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

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -15.09%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for DRDGOLD are expected to decrease by -15.09% in the coming year, from $1.06 to $0.90 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of DRDGOLD is 11.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of DRDGOLD is 11.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 74.77.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

DRDGOLD has a P/B Ratio of 2.99. 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

1.47% of the float of DRDGOLD has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

DRDGOLD has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in DRDGOLD has recently increased by 2.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

DRDGOLD pays a meaningful dividend of 1.45%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of DRDGOLD is 19.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, DRDGOLD will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.67% next year. This indicates that DRDGOLD will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.47% of the float of DRDGOLD has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

DRDGOLD has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in DRDGOLD has recently increased by 2.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

DRDGOLD has a news sentiment score of 0.52. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for DRDGOLD this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for DRD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added DRDGOLD to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 13% 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, DRDGOLD insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.00% of the stock of DRDGOLD is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 14.70% of the stock of DRDGOLD is held by institutions.

DRD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DRD shares performed this year?

DRDGOLD's stock was trading at $8.63 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, DRD stock has increased by 72.1% and is now trading at $14.85.
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Who are DRDGOLD's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of DRDGOLD include U S Global Investors Inc. (0.16%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.09%), Synergy Asset Management LLC (0.01%) and GAMMA Investing LLC (0.01%).

How do I buy shares of DRDGOLD?

Shares of DRD 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of DRDGOLD own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that DRDGOLD investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA), NVIDIA (NVDA), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Barrick Gold (GOLD) and Enterprise Products Partners (EPD).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/27 Dividend: 3/14/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/27 Dividend: 3/14/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/27/2025
• Today: 4/26/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Gold & silver ores
• Sub-Industry: Precious Metals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DRD
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:DROOY
• CIK: 1023512
• Web: www.drdgold.com
• Phone: (711) 470-2600
• Fax: 27-86-524-3061
• Employees: 2,960
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $16.25
• High Stock Price Target: $16.25
• Low Stock Price Target: $16.25
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.79
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.01
• 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: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.34
• Quick Ratio: 1.08

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.07 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.18
• Cash Flow: $1.26 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.77
• Book Value: $4.96 per share
• Price / Book: 2.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 86,459,000
• Free Float: 85,594,000
• Market Cap: $1.28 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.88