How to buy IAMGOLD Corporation stock

IAMGOLD Corporation is a gold business based in the US. IAMGOLD Corporation shares (IAG) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. IAMGOLD Corporation employs 5,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.2 billion.

How to buy shares in IAMGOLD Corporation

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for IAMGOLD Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: IAG. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until IAMGOLD Corporation reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of IAMGOLD Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of IAMGOLD Corporation. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

IAMGOLD Corporation share price

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IAMGOLD Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

52-week range	USD$1.44 - USD$5.35
50-day moving average	USD$3.5221
200-day moving average	USD$3.9607
Wall St. target price	USD$7.65
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$-0.214

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Is IAMGOLD Corporation under- or over-valued?

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

IAMGOLD Corporation's PEG ratio

IAMGOLD Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 31.67. 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 IAMGOLD Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

IAMGOLD Corporation's EBITDA

IAMGOLD Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$264.8 million.

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

IAMGOLD Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	7.28%
Gross profit TTM	USD$53.7 million
Return on assets TTM	1.36%
Return on equity TTM	-11.78%
Profit margin	-31.53%
Book value	$4.955
Market capitalisation	USD$1.7 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting IAMGOLD Corporation shares

There are currently 6.2 million IAMGOLD Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as IAMGOLD Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 78.2% up from 3.5 million last month.

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

IAMGOLD Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

IAMGOLD Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of IAMGOLD Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of IAMGOLD Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 4.6 million). IAMGOLD Corporation's SIR currently stands at 1.35. In other words for every 100,000 IAMGOLD Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1350 shares are currently held short.

However IAMGOLD Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of IAMGOLD Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable IAMGOLD Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case IAMGOLD Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 IAMGOLD Corporation shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable IAMGOLD Corporation shares, roughly 0 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 IAMGOLD Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short IAMGOLD Corporation stock.

IAMGOLD Corporation share dividends

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

IAMGOLD Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, IAMGOLD Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $1.44 up to $5.35. 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 (NYSE average) beta is 1, while IAMGOLD Corporation's is 1.0338. This would suggest that IAMGOLD Corporation's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

IAMGOLD Corporation overview

IAMGOLD Corporation explores for, develops, and operates gold mining properties in North and South America, and West Africa. The company owns interests in the Rosebel mine located in Suriname, South America; the Essakane mine in Burkina Faso, West Africa; the Westwood mine in Quebec, Canada. Its exploration and development projects include the Boto gold project in Senegal; the Diakha-Siribaya gold project in Mali; the Pitangui project in Brazil; the Côté gold project in Ontario; Eastern Borosi in Nicaragua; and the Karita gold project in Guinea, as well as holds interest in the Loma Larga, a gold, silver, and copper project in southern Ecuador. The company also has an option agreement to acquire 100% interest in the Rouyn gold project in Quebec. IAMGOLD Corporation was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of IAMGOLD Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.25% of IAMGOLD Corporation shares are held by insiders and 69.745% by institutions.

• How many people work for IAMGOLD Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 5,000 work at IAMGOLD Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for IAMGOLD Corporation?

  IAMGOLD Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is IAMGOLD Corporation based?

  IAMGOLD Corporation's address is: 401 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5H 2Y4

• What is IAMGOLD Corporation's ISIN number?

  IAMGOLD Corporation's international securities identification number is: CA4509131088

• What is IAMGOLD Corporation's CUSIP number?

  IAMGOLD Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 450913108