Iluka Resources (ILKAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Iluka Resources Limited is an Australian mineral sands company that explores, develops and operates mines and processing facilities. Its principal products include zircon and titanium dioxide feedstocks, such as synthetic rutile and ilmenite, which are used in ceramics, pigments, coatings, plastics and other industrial applications.

The company’s operations and mineral resources are primarily located in Australia, with a history of international activities in mineral sands. Iluka has also developed the Eneabba mineral sands deposit in Western Australia as a potential source of monazite, a mineral containing rare earth elements. The company is advancing plans for a rare earths refinery at Eneabba to process monazite and produce separated rare earth oxides.

Iluka Resources has operated in the mineral sands industry for decades and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange under the symbol ILU. Its American depositary securities trade over the counter in the United States under the symbol ILKAY. The company serves customers in global manufacturing markets through the production and marketing of mineral sands and related materials.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.45 to $21.45
• 50-Day Range: $17.50 to $26.36
• 52-Week Range: $16.44 to $32.01
• Volume: 325 shs
• Average Volume: 2,581 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Iluka Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Iluka Resources scored higher than 5% 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

Iluka Resources has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Iluka Resources has received no research coverage 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 Iluka Resources is -437.24, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Iluka Resources is -437.24, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Iluka Resources has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.11, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Iluka Resources has recently increased by 62.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Iluka Resources does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.28

News Sentiment

Iluka Resources has a news sentiment score of -0.28. 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 0.44 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Iluka Resources this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.01% of the stock of Iluka Resources is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:ILKAY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.iluka.com
• Phone: (189) 360-4700
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 909
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• 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: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A