Lucara Diamond (LUC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Lucara Diamond Corp is a diamond mining company engaged in the development and operations of diamond properties in Africa. Its business segment includes Karowe Mine, Corporate and other. The company earns the majority of its revenue from the Karowe Mine segment.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$0.24 to C$0.25
• 50-Day Range: C$0.24 to C$0.38
• 52-Week Range: C$0.24 to C$0.63
• Volume: 15,200 shs
• Average Volume: 142,261 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$77.26 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 41.67%
• Price Target: C$0.50
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Lucara Diamond Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Lucara Diamond scored higher than 33% 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: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Lucara Diamond has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Lucara Diamond is -2.27, 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 Lucara Diamond is -2.27, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Lucara Diamond, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Lucara Diamond has a P/B Ratio of 0.43. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 LUC.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Lucara Diamond is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 21.51%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Lucara Diamond does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for LUC.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.86

News Sentiment

Lucara Diamond has a news sentiment score of 0.86. 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 Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Lucara Diamond this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Lucara Diamond 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$16,102.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

25.51% of the stock of Lucara Diamond is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 16.64% of the stock of Lucara Diamond is held by institutions.

LUC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LUC shares performed this year?

Lucara Diamond's stock was trading at C$0.42 at the start of the year. Since then, LUC stock has decreased by 42.2% and is now trading at C$0.24.
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How do I buy shares of Lucara Diamond?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Lucara Diamond own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lucara Diamond investors own include Cameco (CCO), Firestone Diamonds (FDI), Integra Gold (ICG), UrtheCast (UR), Enbridge (ENB), International Business Machines (IBM) and Lundin Mining (LUN).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Other Precious Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:LUC
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.lucaradiamond.com
• Phone: +1-604-6897842
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 324
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$0.50
• High Stock Price Target: C$0.50
• Low Stock Price Target: C$0.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +108.3%
• Consensus Rating: N/A
• Rating Score (0-4): 0.00
• Research Coverage: 0 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C($0.11)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 1.48
• P/E Growth: -0.81
• Net Income: -C$24.20 million
• Net Margins: -20.70%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -13.99%
• Return on Assets: 3.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 71.39
• Current Ratio: 1.38
• Quick Ratio: 1.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$116.88 million
• Price / Sales: 0.66
• Cash Flow: C$0.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.75
• Book Value: C$0.56 per share
• Price / Book: 0.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 321,908,072
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$77.26 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.38