The stock of Gold Fields Ltd ADR (NYSE: GFI) has decreased by -1.07 when compared to last closing price of 16.42.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -1.49% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-08-03 that This article is part of our monthly series where we highlight five large-cap, relatively safe, dividend-paying companies offering large discounts to their historical norms. We go over our filtering process to select just five conservative DGI stocks from more than 7,500 companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges, including OTC networks. In addition to the primary list that yields about 3.6%, we present two other groups of five DGI stocks each, with the goal of moderate to high yields.
Is It Worth Investing in Gold Fields Ltd ADR (NYSE: GFI) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Gold Fields Ltd ADR (NYSE: GFI) is 20.92x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for GFI is 1.22. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
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The public float for GFI is 895.01M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.21% of that float. On August 05, 2024, GFI’s average trading volume was 2.99M shares.
GFI’s Market Performance
GFI’s stock has seen a -1.49% decrease for the week, with a 2.36% rise in the past month and a -1.25% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.87%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.03% for Gold Fields Ltd ADR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.93% for GFI’s stock, with a 8.31% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GFI
BMO Capital Markets gave a rating of “Underperform” to GFI, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on February 02nd of the current year.
GFI Trading at 3.40% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GFI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -14.34% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.03%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.87%, as shares surge +3.67% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.19% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GFI fell by -2.37%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +12.27% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $16.43. In addition, Gold Fields Ltd ADR saw 12.34% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for GFI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.31 for the present operating margin
- 0.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for Gold Fields Ltd ADR stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.26. Equity return is now at value 16.71, with 9.32 for asset returns.
Based on Gold Fields Ltd ADR (GFI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.23 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.49. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.29. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 16.76.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.21 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.36. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.76. The receivables turnover for the company is 28.52for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.69. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.15.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Gold Fields Ltd ADR (GFI) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bearish of “sell” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
