Pan African Resources (PAF) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pan African is an African-focused mid-tier gold producer, with annual production capacity of over 200,000 oz/year from long-life (+20 years) underground mines in the prolific Witwatersrand Basin and the Barberton Greenstone Belt, as well as from low-cost high-margin environmentally remediating surface remining operations. The company is dual primary listed on AIM and the main board of the JSE in South Africa. Our shares also trade on the OTCQX Best Market in the USA through a Level 1 ADR programme backed by the Bank of New York (ticker PAFRY/PAFRF)

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 48.55 to 49.65
• 50-Day Range: 43.50 to 49.90
• 52-Week Range: 26.10 to 50.80
• Volume: 1.57 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.48 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.07 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.09
• Dividend Yield: 2.04%
• Price Target: GBX 53
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Pan African Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pan African Resources scored higher than 31% 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Pan African Resources has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pan African Resources has only been the subject of 1 research reports 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 Pan African Resources is 23.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pan African Resources is 23.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 91.94.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Pan African Resources has a PEG Ratio of 8.95. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pan African Resources has a P/B Ratio of 2.57. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 PAF.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Pan African Resources pays a meaningful dividend of 2.68%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Pan African Resources does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Pan African Resources is 47.22%. 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 PAF.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.50

News Sentiment

Pan African Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Pan African Resources this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

17.70% of the stock of Pan African Resources is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

71.49% of the stock of Pan African Resources is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PAF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PAF shares performed this year?

Pan African Resources' stock was trading at GBX 34.35 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PAF shares have increased by 42.4% and is now trading at GBX 48.90.

How do I buy shares of Pan African Resources?

Shares of PAF 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 Pan African Resources own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Pan African Resources investors own include Intelsat (I), Associated British Foods (ABF), Bank of America (BAC), Chaarat Gold (CGH), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Fossil Group (FOSL) and Apollo Global Management (APO).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Gold
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:PAF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.panafricanresources.com
• Phone: +44-20-77968644
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,469
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 53
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 71
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 35
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 2.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.89
• P/E Growth: 8.95
• Net Income: £58.60 million
• Net Margins: 21.95%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 16.03%
• Return on Assets: 12.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 35.80
• Current Ratio: 0.78
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £266.93 million
• Price / Sales: 4.00
• Cash Flow: GBX 4.12 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.87
• Book Value: GBX 19 per share
• Price / Book: 2.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,183,652,801
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.07 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.89