Perseus Mining (PRU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Perseus Mining Ltd is engaged in the exploration, evaluation, development, and mining of gold properties in West Africa. The company projects are Sissingue Gold Mine, Edikan Gold Mine in Ghana, and Yaoure Gold Project.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$6.02 to C$6.20
• 50-Day Range: C$5.39 to C$6.81
• 52-Week Range: C$4.09 to C$6.88
• Volume: 14,115 shs
• Average Volume: 37,506 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$8.12 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.41
• Dividend Yield: 1.12%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Perseus Mining Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Perseus Mining 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: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Consensus Rating

Perseus Mining has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.67, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Perseus Mining 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 Perseus Mining is 19.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.70.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Perseus Mining is 19.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.69.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

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

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Perseus Mining has a P/B Ratio of 3.36. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 PRU.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Perseus Mining pays a meaningful dividend of 2.20%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Perseus Mining does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Perseus Mining is 21.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

29 people have searched for PRU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 222% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Perseus Mining to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Perseus Mining insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.78% of the stock of Perseus Mining is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

50.42% of the stock of Perseus Mining is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Gold
• Current Symbol: TSE:PRU
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.perseusmining.com
• Phone: +61 8 6266 6100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 39,900
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$0.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.41
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.22
• P/E Growth: -0.13
• Net Income: C$546.57 million
• Net Margins: 28.83%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 18.86%
• Return on Assets: 16.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.09
• Current Ratio: 3.52
• Quick Ratio: 2.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$1.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.47
• Cash Flow: C$0.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.50
• Book Value: C$1.82 per share
• Price / Book: 3.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,326,112,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$8.12 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.81