Gold Fields (GFI) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) is expected to announce its earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, February 27th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.46 per share for the quarter. Investors interested in listening to the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Gold Fields Trading Down 2.7 %

Shares of GFI stock opened at $18.77 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $16.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.99, a P/E/G ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 1.15. Gold Fields has a twelve month low of $12.28 and a twelve month high of $19.80. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $16.02 and a 200 day moving average of $15.53.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on GFI shares. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Gold Fields from $18.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. StockNews.com upgraded Gold Fields from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Gold Fields from $17.10 to $18.80 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $17.20.

Gold Fields Company Profile

Gold Fields Limited operates as a gold producer with reserves and resources in Chile, South Africa, Ghana, Canada, Australia, and Peru. It also explores for copper and silver deposits. The company was founded in 1887 and is based in Sandton, South Africa.