Foraco International (FAR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Foraco International SA (TSX: FAR) is a leading global mineral drilling services company that provides a comprehensive and reliable service offering in mining and water projects. Supported by its founding values of integrity, innovation and involvement, Foraco has grown into the third largest global drilling enterprise with a presence in 16 countries across five continents.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$2.79 to C$2.89
• 50-Day Range: C$2.20 to C$2.92
• 52-Week Range: C$1.90 to C$3.54
• Volume: 105,585 shs
• Average Volume: 194,279 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$282.10 million
• P/E Ratio: 23.10
• Dividend Yield: 2.52%
• Price Target: C$4.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Foraco International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Foraco International scored higher than 46% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Foraco International has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Foraco International has a consensus price target of C$4.50, representing about 56.3% upside from its current price of C$2.88.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Foraco International 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 Foraco International is 23.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.22.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Foraco International is 23.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.68.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Foraco International has a P/B Ratio of 2.64. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FAR.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Foraco International pays a meaningful dividend of 2.52%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Foraco International does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Foraco International this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Foraco International insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$12,080,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

35.74% of the stock of Foraco International is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

14.28% of the stock of Foraco International is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:FAR
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.foraco.com
• Phone: +33-4-96151360
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Foraco International: C$4.50
• High Price Target: C$4.50
• Low Price Target: C$4.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +56.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$0.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.10
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.81
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: C$19.15 million
• Net Margins: 4.35%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 12.49%
• Return on Assets: 13.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 100.98
• Current Ratio: 1.20
• Quick Ratio: 0.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$284.89 million
• Price / Sales: 0.99
• Cash Flow: C$0.52 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.54
• Book Value: C$1.09 per share
• Price / Book: 2.64

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 97,951,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$282.10 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.21