Pan African Resources (PAFRF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pan African Resources plc is a mid-tier gold producer focused on developing and operating mines and gold recovery projects in South Africa. The company produces gold from conventional underground mining operations and from the retreatment of historical mine tailings, which contain residual gold-bearing material.

Its principal assets include Barberton Mines in Mpumalanga, comprising the Fairview, Sheba and Consort underground mines, and the Evander operations, which include underground mining and the Elikhulu tailings retreatment plant. Pan African Resources also operates the Barberton Tailings Retreatment Plant and has developed additional tailings retreatment and underground growth projects in South Africa, including the Mogale Tailings Retreatment project.

The company was established in 2002 and is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Pan African Resources is headquartered in South Africa and serves the international gold market through its domestic mining and processing operations. Cobus Loots serves as the company’s chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.70 to $1.70
• 50-Day Range: $1.26 to $1.81
• 52-Week Range: $1.10 to $2.53
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 9,887 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 116.44
• Dividend Yield: 0.47%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Pan African Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pan African Resources scored higher than 18% 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: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Pan African Resources has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pan African Resources has only been the subject of 1 research reports 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 Pan African Resources is 116.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pan African Resources is 116.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.36.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pan African Resources has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pan African Resources has recently decreased by 8.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Pan African Resources is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.38%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Pan African Resources is 55.01%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Pan African Resources to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

22.89% of the stock of Pan African Resources is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Gold
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:PAFRF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.panafricanresources.com
• Phone: (711) 243-2900
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,469
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 116.44
• 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