B. Riley Issues Positive Outlook for Ferroglobe Earnings

Ferroglobe PLC (NASDAQ:GSM - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Ferroglobe in a research report issued on Friday, May 9th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.19 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.18. The consensus estimate for Ferroglobe's current full-year earnings is $0.33 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ferroglobe's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.02 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.63 EPS.

Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The basic materials company reported ($0.20) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.12) by ($0.08). Ferroglobe had a net margin of 0.32% and a return on equity of 6.36%. The firm had revenue of $307.18 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $336.00 million.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Seaport Res Ptn downgraded Ferroglobe from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th. StockNews.com downgraded Ferroglobe from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st.

Ferroglobe Stock Performance

GSM stock traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $3.82. The company's stock had a trading volume of 207,504 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,146,250. Ferroglobe has a 1 year low of $2.97 and a 1 year high of $6.19. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $3.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $3.88. The stock has a market cap of $711.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 190.75 and a beta of 1.69.

Institutional Trading of Ferroglobe

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GSM. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ferroglobe by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC now owns 14,990,483 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $56,964,000 after buying an additional 291,201 shares in the last quarter. Hosking Partners LLP raised its holdings in shares of Ferroglobe by 18.1% during the 1st quarter. Hosking Partners LLP now owns 10,633,729 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $39,451,000 after buying an additional 1,629,431 shares in the last quarter. Wolf Hill Capital Management LP raised its holdings in shares of Ferroglobe by 11.0% during the 4th quarter. Wolf Hill Capital Management LP now owns 7,236,693 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $27,499,000 after buying an additional 714,726 shares in the last quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Ferroglobe by 9.6% during the 1st quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. now owns 6,522,510 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $24,199,000 after buying an additional 571,459 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Old West Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ferroglobe by 58.7% during the 1st quarter. Old West Investment Management LLC now owns 3,435,932 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $12,747,000 after buying an additional 1,270,625 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.64% of the company's stock.

Ferroglobe Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 18th will be issued a $0.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 18th. This represents a $0.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.47%. Ferroglobe's payout ratio is currently -15.15%.

Ferroglobe Company Profile

Ferroglobe PLC produces and sells silicon metal, and silicon and manganese-based ferroalloys in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It provides silicone chemicals that are used in a range of applications, including personal care items, construction-related products, health care products, and electronics; and silicon metal for primary and secondary aluminum producers.