Sims Metal Management (SMSMY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sims Metal Management, now known as Sims Limited, is a global metal recycling company headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The company collects, processes and trades recycled ferrous and non-ferrous metals, including steel, aluminum, copper and other recovered materials, which are supplied to manufacturers, steel mills and foundries.

Its operations include metal collection and processing, recycling of end-of-life vehicles and industrial equipment, and the recovery of metals from commercial, construction and demolition sources. Through its electronics recycling activities, the company also provides IT asset disposition, data destruction and recycling services for discarded computers, servers, telecommunications equipment and other electronic products.

Sims has historically served customers through facilities and operations across Australia and New Zealand, North America, the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The business traces its origins to a scrap metal operation established in Australia in 1917 and has expanded internationally through organic growth and acquisitions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.06 to $17.89
• 50-Day Range: $16.01 to $19.40
• 52-Week Range: $8.16 to $21.35
• Volume: 3,530 shs
• Average Volume: 2,070 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.30 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.94%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Sims Metal Management Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sims Metal Management scored higher than 26% 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Sims Metal Management has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sims Metal Management has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.59%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sims Metal Management are expected to grow by 12.59% in the coming year, from $1.35 to $1.52 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sims Metal Management has a P/B Ratio of 1.97. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Sims Metal Management has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sims Metal Management has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.13, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sims Metal Management has recently increased by 131.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Sims Metal Management has a dividend yield of 0.93%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Sims Metal Management does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Sims Metal Management will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.53% next year. This indicates that Sims Metal Management will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

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

News Sentiment

Sims Metal Management 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Sims Metal Management this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sims Metal Management insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Sims Metal Management has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 9/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Sub-Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:SMSMY
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:SMS
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.simsmm.com
• Phone: (128) 113-1600
• Fax: 212-604-0722
• Employees: 3,916
• Year Founded: 1917

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: 0.17
• Current Ratio: 1.51
• Quick Ratio: 0.95

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.60
• Cash Flow: $1.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.05
• Book Value: $8.67 per share
• Price / Book: 1.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 193,230,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $3.30 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.32