Perseus Mining (PRU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Perseus Mining Ltd is engaged in the exploration, evaluation, development, and mining of gold properties in West Africa. The company projects are Sissingue Gold Mine, Edikan Gold Mine in Ghana, and Yaoure Gold Project.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$2.95 to C$2.98
• 50-Day Range: C$2.91 to C$3.61
• 52-Week Range: C$2.10 to C$3.61
• Volume: 5,200 shs
• Average Volume: 33,536 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$4.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.29
• Dividend Yield: 1.68%
• Price Target: C$2.70
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Perseus Mining Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Perseus Mining scored higher than 14% 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: 0.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Perseus Mining has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Perseus Mining is 9.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.10.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Perseus Mining is 9.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 117.77.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Perseus Mining, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Perseus Mining has a P/B Ratio of 3.44. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 PRU.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Perseus Mining pays a meaningful dividend of 1.64%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Perseus Mining does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Perseus Mining is 15.59%. 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 PRU.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.90

News Sentiment

Perseus Mining has a news sentiment score of 0.90. 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 0.51 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Perseus Mining this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

16 people have searched for PRU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.78% of the stock of Perseus Mining is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

60.20% of the stock of Perseus Mining is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PRU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PRU shares performed this year?

Perseus Mining's stock was trading at C$2.28 at the start of the year. Since then, PRU shares have increased by 30.7% and is now trading at C$2.98.

How do I buy shares of Perseus Mining?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Perseus Mining own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Perseus Mining investors own include Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Meta Platforms (META), Shopify (SHOP), Alphabet (GOOG), NVIDIA (NVDA), B2Gold (BTO) and Great-West Lifeco (GWO).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: MINING - GOLD
• Sub-Industry: Insurance
• Current Symbol: TSE:PRU
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.perseusmining.com
• Phone: +61 8 6266 6100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 39,900
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Perseus Mining: C$2.70
• High Price Target: C$2.70
• Low Price Target: C$2.70
• Potential Upside/Downside: -9.4%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 4.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$0.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.29
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.79
• P/E Growth: -0.13
• Net Income: C$546.57 million
• Net Margins: 31.59%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 22.01%
• Return on Assets: 16.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.09
• Current Ratio: 4.64
• Quick Ratio: 2.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$1.73 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.63
• Cash Flow: C$0.46 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.50
• Book Value: C$0.87 per share
• Price / Book: 3.44

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,529,189,256
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$4.56 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.99