Lundin Gold (LUG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Lundin Gold Inc. operates as a mining company in Canada. The company holds interests in 28 metallic mineral concessions and three construction material concessions covering an area of approximately 64,454 hectares located in Southeast Ecuador. It primary holds 100% interests in the Fruta del Norte gold project that comprising seven concessions covering an area of approximately 5,566 hectares located near the city of Loja in Ecuador. The company was formerly known as Fortress Minerals Corp. and changed its name to Lundin Gold Inc. in December 2014. Lundin Gold Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$42.15 to C$45.52
• 50-Day Range: C$34.39 to C$45.36
• 52-Week Range: C$18.08 to C$45.82
• Volume: 523,752 shs
• Average Volume: 413,053 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$7.74 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.46
• Dividend Yield: 2.36%
• Price Target: C$35.45
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Lundin Gold Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Lundin Gold scored higher than 29% 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: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Lundin Gold has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Lundin Gold has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Lundin Gold is 25.46, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.92.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Lundin Gold is 25.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 76.96.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Lundin Gold has a P/B Ratio of 9.64. 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 LUG.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Lundin Gold pays a meaningful dividend of 1.51%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Lundin Gold is 60.06%. 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 LUG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

Lundin Gold has a news sentiment score of 0.39. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Lundin Gold this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Lundin Gold insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$5,854,985.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

58.72% of the stock of Lundin Gold is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 27.81% of the stock of Lundin Gold is held by institutions.

LUG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LUG shares performed this year?

Lundin Gold's stock was trading at C$30.66 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, LUG stock has increased by 47.9% and is now trading at C$45.36.
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How do I buy shares of Lundin Gold?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Lundin Gold own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lundin Gold investors own include Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Ivanhoe Mines (IVN), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Barrick Gold (ABX), Tesla (TSLA), Royal Gold (RGLD) and CrowdStrike (CRWD).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 3/26 Dividend: 3/11/2025
• Record date for 3/26 Dividend: 3/26/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/26/2025
• Today: 4/03/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Gold
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:LUG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.lundingold.com
• Phone: 604-689-7842
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,645
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$35.45
• High Stock Price Target: C$46.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -21.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.42
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$1.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.46
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.72
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: C$215.94 million
• Net Margins: 29.56%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 29.88%
• Return on Assets: 17.59%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.82
• Quick Ratio: 1.41

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$730.61 million
• Price / Sales: 10.60
• Cash Flow: C$4.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.81
• Book Value: C$4.71 per share
• Price / Book: 9.64

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 170,706,788
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$7.74 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.23