Kumba Iron Ore (KUMBF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kumba Iron Ore Limited is a South African iron ore producer that explores for, mines, processes and markets iron ore. The company supplies iron ore products, including high-grade lump and fine ore, primarily for use in steelmaking.

Kumba operates the Sishen and Kolomela mines in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. These operations produce ore that is transported by rail to the port of Saldanha Bay for export to international customers, while the company also serves domestic markets.

The company was established following the 2006 unbundling of Kumba Resources and is majority-owned by Anglo American plc. Kumba Iron Ore is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange under the symbol KIO, and its shares also trade over the counter in the United States under the symbol KUMBF.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.82 to $13.82
• 50-Day Range: $13.82 to $19.77
• 52-Week Range: $13.82 to $21.74
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 225 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 0.31
• Dividend Yield: 246.36%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Kumba Iron Ore Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kumba Iron Ore scored higher than 40% 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: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Kumba Iron Ore.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kumba Iron Ore is 0.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kumba Iron Ore is 0.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.03.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kumba Iron Ore has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.85, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kumba Iron Ore has recently decreased by 53.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Kumba Iron Ore is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.81%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Kumba Iron Ore does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kumba Iron Ore is 77.05%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Kumba Iron Ore has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Kumba Iron Ore this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kumba Iron Ore insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

7.15% of the stock of Kumba Iron Ore is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Specialized Consumer Services
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:KUMBF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.angloamericankumba.com
• Phone: (712) 683-7000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,107
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 0.31
• 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