Is Gold Fields Ltd ADR (GFI) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

At the time of writing, Gold Fields Ltd ADR [GFI] stock is trading at $13.97, down -0.64%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The GFI shares have gain 3.64% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -3.66%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Gold Fields Ltd ADR [NYSE: GFI] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 18, 2024, when Investec upgraded its rating to a Buy. On June 26, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Market Perform. UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral. BMO Capital Markets downgraded its rating to a Underperform and reduced its price target to $12 on February 02, 2024. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Underweight for this stock on October 18, 2023. In a note dated October 12, 2023, JP Morgan upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $14.

For the past year, the stock price of Gold Fields Ltd ADR fluctuated between $12.19 and $18.97. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $18 within the next 12 months. Gold Fields Ltd ADR [NYSE: GFI] shares were valued at $13.97 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 28.85% based on the average GFI price forecast.

Analyzing the GFI fundamentals

According to Gold Fields Ltd ADR [NYSE:GFI], the company’s sales were 4.39B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -6.28% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.47% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.45%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.31%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.18%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is 0.13. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.27.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 13.87 points at the first support level, and at 13.78 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 14.14, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 14.32.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Gold Fields Ltd ADR [NYSE:GFI] has a current ratio of 1.77. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.77, while the Cash Ratio is 0.62. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.85, the price to book ratio is 2.68 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.06.

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