How to buy Kinross Gold Corporation stock | $7.2

Kinross Gold Corporation is a gold business based in the US. Kinross Gold Corporation shares (KGC) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Kinross Gold Corporation employs 8,447 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$4 billion.

How to buy shares in Kinross Gold Corporation

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
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 Kinross Gold Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: KGC. 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 Kinross Gold 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. At last close price of USD$7.2, 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 Kinross Gold Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Kinross Gold 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.

Kinross Gold Corporation share price

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Kinross Gold Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

Latest market close	USD$7.2
52-week range	USD$2.6992 - USD$10.2362
50-day moving average	USD$7.4774
200-day moving average	USD$8.1383
Wall St. target price	USD$12.65
PE ratio	8.7044
Dividend yield	USD$0.12 (1.63%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.849

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Kinross Gold Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $7.2 from 2020-12-11

1 week (2021-01-11)	-0.14%
1 month (2020-12-18)	-5.64%
3 months (2020-10-16)	-20.97%
6 months (2020-07-17)	-8.63%

1 year (2020-01-17)	60.00%
2 years (2019-01-18)	132.26%
3 years (2018-01-18)	69.41%
5 years (2016-01-15)	386.49%

Is Kinross Gold Corporation under- or over-valued?

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

Kinross Gold Corporation's P/E ratio

Kinross Gold Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 9x. In other words, Kinross Gold Corporation shares trade at around 9x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Kinross Gold Corporation's EBITDA

Kinross Gold Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$1.9 billion.

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

Kinross Gold Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$4 billion
Operating margin TTM	33.44%
Gross profit TTM	USD$1.7 billion
Return on assets TTM	9.1%
Return on equity TTM	20.28%
Profit margin	26.92%
Book value	$4.627
Market capitalisation	USD$9.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Kinross Gold Corporation shares

There are currently 19.6 million Kinross Gold Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Kinross Gold Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 36.6% up from 14.3 million last month.

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

Kinross Gold Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Kinross Gold Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Kinross Gold Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Kinross Gold Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 14.6 million). Kinross Gold Corporation's SIR currently stands at 1.34. In other words for every 100,000 Kinross Gold Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1340 shares are currently held short.

However Kinross Gold Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Kinross Gold Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Kinross Gold Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Kinross Gold Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Kinross Gold Corporation shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Kinross Gold 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 Kinross Gold Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short Kinross Gold Corporation stock.

Kinross Gold Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 9.52% of net profits

Recently Kinross Gold Corporation has paid out, on average, around 9.52% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.63% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Kinross Gold Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 1.63% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Kinross Gold Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.12 per share.

While Kinross Gold Corporation's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Kinross Gold Corporation is investing more in its future growth.

Kinross Gold Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 10 December 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 24 November 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Kinross Gold Corporation's shares ever split?

Kinross Gold Corporation's shares were split on a 1:3 basis on 3 February 2003. So if you had owned 3 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Kinross Gold Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 200% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Kinross Gold Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Kinross Gold Corporation's share price.

Kinross Gold Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Kinross Gold Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $2.6992 up to $10.2362. 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 Kinross Gold Corporation's is 1.1033. This would suggest that Kinross Gold 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).

Kinross Gold Corporation overview

Kinross Gold Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of gold properties principally in Canada, the United States, the Russian Federation, Brazil, Chile, Ghana, and Mauritania. It is also involved in the extraction and processing of gold-containing ores; reclamation of gold mining properties; and production and sale of silver. As of December 31, 2019, its proven and probable mineral reserves included approximately 24.3 million ounces of gold, as well as 55.7 million ounces of silver. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Frequently asked questions

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

  Currently 0.289% of Kinross Gold Corporation shares are held by insiders and 67.328% by institutions.

• How many people work for Kinross Gold Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 8,447 work at Kinross Gold Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for Kinross Gold Corporation?

  Kinross Gold Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Kinross Gold Corporation based?

  Kinross Gold Corporation's address is: 25 York Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5J 2V5

• What is Kinross Gold Corporation's ISIN number?

  Kinross Gold Corporation's international securities identification number is: CA4969024047

• What is Kinross Gold Corporation's CUSIP number?

  Kinross Gold Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 496902107