Gold Fields (GFI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFI) is a global gold mining company engaged in the exploration, development and operation of gold mines. Its primary product is gold, which it produces through a portfolio of underground and open-pit mining operations, along with related processing and refining activities.

The company operates across several major mining regions, including Ghana, South Africa, Australia, Peru and Chile. Its assets include the South Deep mine in South Africa, Tarkwa and Damang in Ghana, St Ives, Agnew, Granny Smith and the Gruyere joint venture in Australia, Cerro Corona in Peru, and Salares Norte in Chile.

Gold Fields traces its origins to the South African gold-mining industry in the late 19th century and has since expanded into an international mining business. The company is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is led by Chief Executive Officer Mike Fraser.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $36.68 to $37.46
• 50-Day Range: $33.95 to $48.75
• 52-Week Range: $31.11 to $61.64
• Volume: 4.79 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.82 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $32.65 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.29%
• Price Target: $55.05
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Gold Fields Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gold Fields scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 13th out of 229 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: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Gold Fields has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Gold Fields has a consensus price target of $55.05, representing about 49.5% upside from its current price of $36.83.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Gold Fields has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.69%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Gold Fields are expected to grow by 7.69% in the coming year, from $4.16 to $4.48 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Gold Fields has a PEG Ratio of 0.53. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Gold Fields has a P/B Ratio of 3.80. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.87% of the float of Gold Fields has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gold Fields has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.18, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gold Fields has recently decreased by 9.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Gold Fields is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.32%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Gold Fields will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.49% next year. This indicates that Gold Fields will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.02

News Sentiment

Gold Fields has a news sentiment score of 0.02. 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 0.40 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Gold Fields this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for GFI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added Gold Fields to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 160% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

36.80% of the stock of Gold Fields is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

24.81% of the stock of Gold Fields is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/22/2024
• Record date for 9/24 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/24 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/24/2026
• Today: 10/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Gold
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GFI
• Previous Symbol: JSE:GFI
• CIK: 1172724
• Web: www.goldfields.com
• Phone: (711) 562-9700
• Fax: 011-27-86-720-2704
• Employees: 6,628
• Year Founded: 1887

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Gold Fields: $55.05
• High Price Target: $57.25
• Low Price Target: $52.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +49.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.85
• P/E Growth: 0.53
• 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: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 1.87
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.37 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.87
• Cash Flow: $3.91 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.43
• Book Value: $9.69 per share
• Price / Book: 3.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 886,657,000
• Free Float: 560,367,000
• Market Cap: $32.65 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.70