Don't Judge ICL on Technicals Alone - Check Its Fundamentals!

By Chris Stiles • Wednesday, December 14 15:32 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Basic Materials company ICL has moved -5.5% so far today on a volume of 1,840,955, compared to its average of 1,294,961. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -1.0%

ICL trades 5.04% away from its average analyst target price of $7.34 per share. The 5 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $7 to $8, and on average have given ICL a rating of hold.

Anyone interested in buying ICL should be aware of the facts below:

ICL's market price is 878.0% higher than its Graham number (a purchase price with a built-in margin of safety) of $0.79
Based on its trailing earning per share of 0.01, ICL has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 856.7 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
ICL has a forward P/E ratio of 15.1 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (Eps) of $0.51 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 3.92 — a number near or below 1 signifying that ICL is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.5 compared to its sector average of 1.86
ICL Group Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty minerals and chemicals company worldwide.
Based in Tel Aviv, the company has 12,000 full time employees and a market cap of $9,939,346,432. ICL currently returns an annual dividend yield of 11.0%.

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