Sibanye Gold (SBSW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sibanye Gold, now known as Sibanye-Stillwater Limited, is a multinational mining and metals company headquartered in South Africa. The company produces precious metals, including platinum-group metals (PGMs) and gold, and is also developing interests in battery metals and metals recycling.

The company was established in 2013 when Gold Fields separated several of its South African gold assets into a separately listed business. Sibanye expanded internationally through the acquisition of Stillwater Mining Company in the United States in 2017 and Lonmin in 2019. Stillwater’s operations in Montana produce palladium, platinum and rhodium, while Sibanye’s South African operations include PGM and gold mines and processing facilities.

Sibanye-Stillwater serves global industrial, automotive, jewelry and investment markets. Its activities extend across South Africa, the United States and Zimbabwe, where it has exposure to PGM production through its interest in the Mimosa mine. The company has also pursued projects involving lithium and other battery-related materials, as well as recycling technologies. Neal Froneman was a key figure in the company’s formation and international expansion, serving as its chief executive for many years.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.21 to $9.38
• 50-Day Range: $9.30 to $13.13
• 52-Week Range: $7.87 to $21.29
• Volume: 5.10 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.85 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.58 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 8.50%
• Price Target: $16.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Sibanye Gold Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sibanye Gold scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 121st out of 228 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Sibanye Gold has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Sibanye Gold has a consensus price target of $16.33, representing about 75.6% upside from its current price of $9.30.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sibanye Gold has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sibanye Gold has a P/B Ratio of 2.66. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.17% of the float of Sibanye Gold has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sibanye Gold has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.38, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sibanye Gold has recently decreased by 0.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Sibanye Gold is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.08%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Sibanye Gold has a news sentiment score of 1.34. 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 0.40 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for SBSW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -56% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Sibanye Gold to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.05% of the stock of Sibanye Gold is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

34.93% of the stock of Sibanye Gold is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/6 Dividend: 9/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/6 Dividend: 9/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/06/2026
• Today: 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Precious Metals & Minerals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SBSW
• CIK: 1786909
• Web: www.sibanyestillwater.com
• Phone: (711) 278-9600
• Fax: 27-11-278-9863
• Employees: 57,857
• Year Founded: 2013

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Sibanye Gold: $16.33
• High Price Target: $24.80
• Low Price Target: $12.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +75.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.62
• Current Ratio: 2.72
• Quick Ratio: 1.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.25 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.91
• Cash Flow: $1.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.58
• Book Value: $3.50 per share
• Price / Book: 2.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 707,640,000
• Free Float: 707,286,000
• Market Cap: $6.58 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.67