Sibanye Gold (SBSW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sibanye Stillwater Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a precious metals mining company in South Africa, the United States, Europe, and Australia. The company produces gold; platinum group metals (PGMs), including palladium, platinum, rhodium, iridium, and ruthenium; chrome; nickel; and silver, cobalt, and copper. It owns the East Boulder and Stillwater mines located in Montana, the United States; and Columbus metallurgical complex, which smelts the material mined to produce PGM-rich filter cake, as well as conducts PGM recycling activities. The company also involved in the Kroondal, Rustenburg, Marikana, and Platinum Mile operations situated in South Africa; Mimosa located on the southern portion in Zimbabwe; the Driefontein, Kloof, Rand Refinery, and Cooke surface operations located on the West Rand of the Witwatersrand Basin; and the Beatrix situated in the southern Free State. In addition, it owns an interest in surface tailings retreatment facilities; the Marathon PGM project in Ontario, Canada; the Altar and Rio Grande copper gold projects in the Andes in north-west Argentina; the Hoedspruit; and the Burnstone and southern Free State gold projects in South Africa. Sibanye Stillwater Limited was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Weltevreden Park, South Africa.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.32 to $8.47
• 50-Day Range: $6.82 to $9.65
• 52-Week Range: $3.05 to $9.85
• Volume: 3.79 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.41 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.92 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.10
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $4.73
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Sibanye Gold Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sibanye Gold scored higher than 21% 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: 1.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Sibanye Gold has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sibanye Gold has received no research coverage 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 Sibanye Gold is 16.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sibanye Gold is 16.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 113.13.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sibanye Gold has a P/B Ratio of 2.24. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.28% of the float of Sibanye Gold has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sibanye Gold has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sibanye Gold has recently decreased by 12.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Sibanye Gold does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sibanye Gold is 15.38%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.28% of the float of Sibanye Gold has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sibanye Gold has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sibanye Gold has recently decreased by 12.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Sibanye Gold has a news sentiment score of -0.42. 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 0.72 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for SBSW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added Sibanye Gold to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -29% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.05% of the stock of Sibanye Gold is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 34.93% of the stock of Sibanye Gold is held by institutions.

SBSW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SBSW shares performed this year?

Sibanye Gold's stock was trading at $3.30 at the start of the year. Since then, SBSW shares have increased by 153.6% and is now trading at $8.37.

Who are Sibanye Gold's major shareholders?

Sibanye Gold's top institutional investors include Lingotto Investment Management LLP (4.02%), JPMorgan Chase & Co., Marshall Wace LLP (0.67%) and Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership.

How do I buy shares of Sibanye Gold?

Shares of SBSW 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 Sibanye Gold own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Sibanye Gold investors own include American Water Works (AWK), AU Optronics (AUOTY), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

• Today: 8/26/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/28/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: MINING - MISC
• Sub-Industry: Precious Metals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SBSW
• CIK: 1786909
• Web: www.sibanyestillwater.com
• Phone: (711) 278-9600
• Fax: 27-11-278-9863
• Employees: 57,857
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Sibanye Gold: $4.73
• High Price Target: $5.30
• Low Price Target: $4.40
• Potential Upside/Downside: -43.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.10
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• 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: 0.86
• Current Ratio: 2.32
• Quick Ratio: 1.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $112.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.05
• Cash Flow: $0.82 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.16
• Book Value: $3.73 per share
• Price / Book: 2.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 707,640,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $5.92 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.68