B. Riley Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for Ferroglobe

Key Points

• B. Riley has revised down its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Ferroglobe from $0.19 to $0.08, alongside forecasts for Q4 2025 and FY2025 earnings of $0.04 and ($0.13) per share, respectively.
• Wall Street Zen downgraded Ferroglobe's stock from a "hold" to a "sell" rating, reflecting growing concerns about the company's financial performance.
• Ferroglobe is set to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.014 per share on September 29, representing a 1.4% yield based on annualized payments.

Ferroglobe PLC (NASDAQ:GSM - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Ferroglobe in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, August 7th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.08 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.19. The consensus estimate for Ferroglobe's current full-year earnings is $0.33 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ferroglobe's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.04 EPS and FY2025 earnings at ($0.13) EPS.

Separately, Wall Street Zen cut Ferroglobe from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th.

Ferroglobe Trading Down 3.4%

GSM traded down $0.15 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $4.10. 256,194 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,274,834. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.56. Ferroglobe has a one year low of $2.97 and a one year high of $5.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $764.25 million, a P/E ratio of -7.18 and a beta of 1.62. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $4.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is $3.86.

Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported ($0.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.02) by ($0.06). Ferroglobe had a negative return on equity of 2.85% and a negative net margin of 6.99%. The company had revenue of $386.86 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $398.00 million.

Ferroglobe Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.014 per share. This represents a $0.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 22nd. Ferroglobe's payout ratio is -10.53%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ferroglobe

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Hosking Partners LLP increased its position 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 worth $39,451,000 after purchasing an additional 1,629,431 shares during the last quarter. Lloyd Harbor Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ferroglobe during the 4th quarter worth approximately $5,605,000. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ferroglobe by 1,068.3% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,558,383 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $5,719,000 after acquiring an additional 1,424,998 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners increased its holdings in shares of Ferroglobe by 622.2% during the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,548,152 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $5,743,000 after acquiring an additional 1,333,772 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Donald Smith & CO. Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Ferroglobe by 19.8% during the 2nd quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. now owns 7,811,120 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $28,667,000 after acquiring an additional 1,288,610 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.64% of the company's stock.

About Ferroglobe

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.