How to buy Ferroglobe stock

Ferroglobe PLC is an other industrial metals & mining business based in the US. Ferroglobe shares (GSM) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Ferroglobe share price

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• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-29.

52-week range	$0.40 - $4.69
50-day moving average	$3.66
200-day moving average	$2.30
Wall St. target price	$1.25
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	$0 (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$-0.75

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Is Ferroglobe under- or over-valued?

Valuing Ferroglobe stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Ferroglobe's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Ferroglobe's PEG ratio

Ferroglobe's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 9.51. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Ferroglobe's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Ferroglobe's EBITDA

Ferroglobe's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $25.9 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Ferroglobe's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Ferroglobe financials

Revenue TTM	$1.1 billion
Gross profit TTM	$355.6 million
Return on assets TTM	-3.29%
Return on equity TTM	-36.87%
Profit margin	-16.66%
Book value	$2.49
Market capitalisation	$725.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Ferroglobe shares

There are currently 2.9 million Ferroglobe shares held short by investors – that's known as Ferroglobe's "short interest". This figure is 90.9% up from 1.5 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Ferroglobe shares can be evaluated.

Ferroglobe's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Ferroglobe's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Ferroglobe shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Ferroglobe shares traded daily (recently around 1.3 million). Ferroglobe's SIR currently stands at 2.19. In other words for every 100,000 Ferroglobe shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2190 shares are currently held short.

However Ferroglobe's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Ferroglobe shares, or, against the total number of tradable Ferroglobe shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Ferroglobe's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Ferroglobe shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0371% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Ferroglobe shares, roughly 37 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Ferroglobe.

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Ferroglobe share dividends

We're not expecting Ferroglobe to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Ferroglobe share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Ferroglobe's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.404 up to $4.69. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Ferroglobe's is 3.0072. This would suggest that Ferroglobe's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Ferroglobe overview

Ferroglobe PLC operates in the silicon and specialty metals industry in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company offers silicone chemicals that are used in a range of applications, including personal care items, construction-related products, health care products, and electronics, as well as silicon metal for primary and secondary aluminum producers; silicomanganese, which is used as deoxidizing agent in the steel manufacturing process; and ferromanganese that is used as a deoxidizing, desulphurizing, and degassing agent in the removal of nitrogen and other harmful elements from steel. It also provides ferrosilicon products that are used to produce stainless steel, carbon steel, and various other steel alloys, as well as to manufacture electrodes and aluminum; calcium silicon, which is used in the deoxidation and desulfurization of liquid steel, and production of coatings for cast iron pipes, as well as in the welding process of powder metal and in pyrotechnics; nodularizers and inoculants, which are used in the production of iron; and silica fume, a by-product of the electrometallurgical process of silicon metal and ferrosilicon. In addition, the company operates quartz mines in Spain, South Africa, Canada, and the United States; and low-ash metallurgical coal mines in the United States, as well as holds interests in hydroelectric power in France. It serves silicone chemical, aluminum, and steel manufacturers; auto companies and their suppliers; ductile iron foundries; manufacturers of photovoltaic solar cells and computer chips; and concrete producers. The company was formerly known as VeloNewco Limited and changed its name to Ferroglobe PLC in December 2015. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Ferroglobe is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 57.788% of Ferroglobe shares are held by insiders and 23.049% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Ferroglobe?

  Ferroglobe's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Ferroglobe based?

  Ferroglobe's address is: Lansdowne House, London, United Kingdom, W1J 6ER

• What is Ferroglobe's ISIN number?

  Ferroglobe's international securities identification number is: GB00BYW6GV68

• What is Ferroglobe's CUSIP number?

  Ferroglobe's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: G33856108