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Considering Investing in Gold Fields? Here's What You Need to Know

Shares of Gold Fields have moved 3.8% today, and are now trading at a price of $17.21. In contrast, the S&P 500 index saw a 0.0% change. Today's trading volume is 799,944 compared to the stock's average volume of 2,555,481.

Gold Fields Limited operates as a gold producer with reserves and resources in Chile, South Africa, Ghana, Canada, Australia, and Peru. Based in Sandton, South Africa the company has 6,262 full time employees and a market cap of $15,623,490,560. Gold Fields currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 2.4% per year.

The company is now trading -6.78% away from its average analyst target price of $18.47 per share. The 6 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $18.0 to $19.0, and on average give Gold Fields a rating of buy.

Over the last 52 weeks, GFI stock has risen 4.9%, which amounts to a -18.2% difference compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $18.97 whereas its 52 week low is $12.28 per share. Based on Gold Fields's average net margin growth of 13.3% over the last 6 years, its core business is on track for profitability and its strong stock performance may continue in the long term.

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Net Profit ($ k) Net Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2023 4,500,700 703,300 16 -5.88
2022 4,286,700 711,000 17 -10.53
2021 4,195,200 789,300 19 0.0
2020 3,892,100 723,000 19 280.0
2019 2,967,100 161,600 5 135.71
2018 2,577,800 -348,200 -14
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