We're taking a closer look at Gold Fields today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 5.4% compared to 1.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Gold Fields Limited operates as a gold producer with reserves and resources in Australia, South Africa, Ghana, Peru, Chile, and Canada.
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Gold Fields has moved 28.9% over the last year compared to 2.8% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 26.0%
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GFI has an average analyst rating of buy and is 12.09% away from its mean target price of $22.0 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $1.38
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Gold Fields has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.9 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.91 and its forward P/E ratio is 12.9
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 4.24 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
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Gold Fields is part of the Basic Materials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 24.53 and an average P/B of 2.64
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Gold Fields has on average reported free cash flows of $495.52 Million over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 16.0%
