Sandstorm Gold (SAND) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. operates as a gold royalty company. The company focuses on acquiring royalties and gold and other metals purchase agreements from companies that have advanced stage operating mines. It offers upfront payments for companies to acquire a stream and receives the right to purchase a percentage of a mine's production for the life of the mine. The company has a portfolio of 243 streams and royalties. It primarily has operations in Canada, Mexico, the United States, Mongolia, Burkina Faso, Ecuador, South Africa, Ghana, Botswana, Cote D'Ivoire, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guyana, Paraguay, French Guiana, Turkey, Sweden, Fiji, and Australia. The company was formerly known as Sandstorm Resources Ltd. and changed its name to Sandstorm Gold Ltd. in February 2011. Sandstorm Gold Ltd. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.36 to $5.50
• 50-Day Range: $5.36 to $6.49
• 52-Week Range: $3.96 to $6.50
• Volume: 6.43 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.48 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.60 billion
• P/E Ratio: 44.92
• Dividend Yield: 0.93%
• Price Target: $8.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Sandstorm Gold Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sandstorm Gold scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 68th out of 193 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Sandstorm Gold has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 111.11%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sandstorm Gold are expected to grow by 111.11% in the coming year, from $0.09 to $0.19 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sandstorm Gold is 44.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 115.29.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sandstorm Gold is 44.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 111.62.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sandstorm Gold has a P/B Ratio of 1.10. 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

1.42% of the float of Sandstorm Gold has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sandstorm Gold has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sandstorm Gold has recently increased by 16.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Sandstorm Gold pays a meaningful dividend of 1.10%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sandstorm Gold is 41.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Sandstorm Gold will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.32% next year. This indicates that Sandstorm Gold will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.42% of the float of Sandstorm Gold has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sandstorm Gold has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sandstorm Gold has recently increased by 16.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

Sandstorm Gold has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.51 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Sandstorm Gold this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for SAND on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -78% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 10 people have added Sandstorm Gold to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -44% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sandstorm Gold insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.54% of the stock of Sandstorm Gold is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

51.97% of the stock of Sandstorm Gold is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SAND Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SAND shares performed this year?

Sandstorm Gold's stock was trading at $5.03 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, SAND shares have increased by 7.2% and is now trading at $5.39.
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How were Sandstorm Gold's earnings last quarter?

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (NYSE:SAND) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 7th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.01. The business earned $44.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $44.70 million. Sandstorm Gold had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.44% and a net margin of 20.46%.

Who are Sandstorm Gold's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Sandstorm Gold include Van ECK Associates Corp (8.99%), Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC (1.31%), BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp (1.05%) and Bank of Montreal Can (0.47%).

How do I buy shares of Sandstorm Gold?

Shares of SAND 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 Sandstorm Gold own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Sandstorm Gold investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Gilead Sciences (GILD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Barrick Gold (GOLD), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/25 Dividend: 10/15/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/25/2024
• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/31/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 1/31 Dividend: 1/01/2100

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Gold & silver ores
• Sub-Industry: Precious Metals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SAND
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1434614
• Web: www.sandstormgold.com
• Phone: (604) 689-0234
• Fax: 604-689-7317
• Employees: 20
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $8.50
• High Stock Price Target: $12.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $6.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +57.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 44.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: 59.89
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $41.72 million
• Net Margins: 20.46%
• Pretax Margin: 29.28%
• Return on Equity: 2.44%
• Return on Assets: 1.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.26
• Current Ratio: 2.29
• Quick Ratio: 2.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $173.38 million
• Price / Sales: 9.23
• Cash Flow: $0.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.65
• Book Value: $4.88 per share
• Price / Book: 1.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 296,844,000
• Free Float: 292,273,000
• Market Cap: $1.60 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.11