Gold Fields (GFI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gold Fields Limited operates as a gold producer with reserves and resources in Chile, South Africa, Ghana, Canada, Australia, and Peru. It also explores for copper and silver deposits. The company was founded in 1887 and is based in Sandton, South Africa.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.77 to $32.47
• 50-Day Range: $22.85 to $31.40
• 52-Week Range: $12.98 to $32.47
• Volume: 4.01 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.40 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $28.96 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.77
• Dividend Yield: 1.92%
• Price Target: $23.97
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Gold Fields Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gold Fields scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 52nd out of 187 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 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 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Gold Fields has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.66%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Gold Fields are expected to grow by 10.66% in the coming year, from $1.97 to $2.18 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Gold Fields is 13.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Gold Fields is 13.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 112.85.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Gold Fields has a PEG Ratio of 0.33. 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 5.38. 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

0.75% 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 1.4, 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 12.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Gold Fields pays a meaningful dividend of 1.98%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Gold Fields is 26.38%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Gold Fields will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.44% next year. This indicates that Gold Fields will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.75% 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 1.4, 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 12.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.66

News Sentiment

Gold Fields has a news sentiment score of 0.66. 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 18 news articles for Gold Fields this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for GFI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 225% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Gold Fields to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% 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, 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

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

GFI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GFI shares performed this year?

Gold Fields' stock was trading at $13.20 at the beginning of the year. Since then, GFI stock has increased by 144.7% and is now trading at $32.30.

How were Gold Fields' earnings last quarter?

Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFI) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 22nd. The company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.10.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Gold Fields' major shareholders?

Gold Fields' top institutional investors include Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.62%), Invesco Ltd. (0.55%), DJE Kapital AG (0.50%) and First Eagle Investment Management LLC (0.40%).

How do I buy shares of Gold Fields?

Shares of GFI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Gold Fields own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Gold Fields investors own include Kinross Gold (KGC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Intel (INTC), Energy Transfer (ET) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/22/2024
• Today: 8/25/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: MINING - GOLD
• Sub-Industry: Precious Metals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GFI
• CIK: 1172724
• Web: www.goldfields.com
• Phone: (711) 562-9700
• Fax: 011-27-86-720-2704
• Employees: 6,560
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Gold Fields: $22.36
• High Price Target: $33.00
• Low Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -30.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.72
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.37
• P/E Growth: 0.33
• 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: 0.40
• Current Ratio: 1.14
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.20 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.55
• Cash Flow: $2.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.34
• Book Value: $6.00 per share
• Price / Book: 5.37

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 895,020,000
• Free Float: 565,655,000
• Market Cap: $28.86 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.42