Sandstorm Gold (SSL) 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: C$7.84 to C$8.10
• 50-Day Range: C$7.54 to C$8.96
• 52-Week Range: C$5.36 to C$8.98
• Volume: 240,604 shs
• Average Volume: 330,647 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$2.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: 57.43
• Dividend Yield: 1.00%
• Price Target: C$10.35
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Sandstorm Gold Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sandstorm Gold scored higher than 78% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Sandstorm Gold 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

Sandstorm Gold has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sandstorm Gold is 57.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.49.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sandstorm Gold is 57.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 118.16.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Sandstorm Gold has a PEG Ratio of 0.90. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sandstorm Gold has a P/B Ratio of 1.67. 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 SSL.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Sandstorm Gold has a dividend yield of 0.99%, which is in 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 57.14%. 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 SSL.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.19

News Sentiment

Sandstorm Gold has a news sentiment score of 0.19. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Sandstorm Gold this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sandstorm Gold insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$403,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.20% of the stock of Sandstorm Gold is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

61.24% of the stock of Sandstorm Gold is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SSL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SSL shares performed this year?

Sandstorm Gold's stock was trading at C$6.66 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SSL shares have increased by 20.7% and is now trading at C$8.04.
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How were Sandstorm Gold's earnings last quarter?

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (TSE:SSL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 7th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.02. The firm earned $60.98 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $61.69 million. Sandstorm Gold had a net margin of 17.55% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.15%.

How do I buy shares of Sandstorm Gold?

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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 Sandstorm Gold (SAND), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Meta Platforms (META), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Barrick Gold (GOLD) and Whitecap Resources (WCP).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/25 Dividend: 10/15/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/25/2024
• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Today: 12/17/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Gold
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: TSE:SSL
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.sandstormgold.com
• Phone: +1-604-6890234
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 28,600
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$10.35
• High Stock Price Target: C$11.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$8.75
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$0.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 57.43
• Forward P/E Ratio: 34.83
• P/E Growth: 0.9
• Net Income: C$29.83 million
• Net Margins: 17.55%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 2.15%
• Return on Assets: 1.95%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 26.63
• Current Ratio: 1.99
• Quick Ratio: 1.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$170.01 million
• Price / Sales: 14.06
• Cash Flow: C$0.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 169.52
• Book Value: C$4.82 per share
• Price / Book: 1.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 297,390,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$2.39 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.11