Fresnillo (FRES) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Fresnillo plc is the world’s largest silver producer and Mexico’s largest gold producer, listed on the London and Mexican stock exchanges. The Group seeks to create value for stakeholders across precious metal cycles, focusing on high-potential silver and gold projects that can be developed into low cost, world-class mines. Following a decade of consistent and successful progress, the Group is now focused on consolidating its growth and advancing its pipeline in order to deliver further growth in the years ahead.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,082 to 2,144
• 50-Day Range: 1,396 to 2,076.56
• 52-Week Range: 503 to 2,144
• Volume: 151.35 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.51 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £15.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: 3,427.46
• Dividend Yield: 0.02%
• Price Target: GBX 1,576
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Fresnillo Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Fresnillo scored higher than 10% 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: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Fresnillo has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Fresnillo 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 Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Fresnillo is 3,427.46, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 277.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Fresnillo is 3,427.46, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 157.30.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

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

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Fresnillo has a P/B Ratio of 3.75. 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 FRES.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Fresnillo pays a meaningful dividend of 1.69%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Fresnillo does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Fresnillo is 53.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.18

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FRES.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.22

News Sentiment

Fresnillo has a news sentiment score of 0.22. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Fresnillo this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

75.00% of the stock of Fresnillo is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 13.40% of the stock of Fresnillo is held by institutions.

FRES Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FRES shares performed this year?

Fresnillo's stock was trading at GBX 621.50 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FRES stock has increased by 240.8% and is now trading at GBX 2,118.17.

How do I buy shares of Fresnillo?

Shares of FRES stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Fresnillo own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Fresnillo investors own include Anglo American (AAL), International Ferro Metals (IFL), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), Rio Tinto Group (RIO), Glencore (GLEN) and

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Other Precious Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:FRES
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.fresnilloplc.com
• Phone: +52-55-52793000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,231
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Fresnillo: GBX 1,576
• High Price Target: GBX 2,100
• Low Price Target: GBX 980
• Potential Upside/Downside: -25.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3,430.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: 29.89
• P/E Growth: -1.58
• Net Income: £310.64 million
• Net Margins: 8.70%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 6.52%
• Return on Assets: 4.20%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 23.55
• Current Ratio: 5.88
• Quick Ratio: 3.28

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £3.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.96
• Cash Flow: GBX 387.46 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.47
• Book Value: GBX 565.50 per share
• Price / Book: 3.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 736,894,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £15.62 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.15