Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM) Trading Down 6.5% – Should You Sell?

Ferroglobe PLC (NASDAQ:GSMGet Free Report)’s stock price dropped 6.5% during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $3.10 and last traded at $3.1150. 459,764 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 65% from the average session volume of 1,325,999 shares. The stock had previously closed at $3.33.

Ferroglobe Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $581.35 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.22 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a 50-day moving average of $4.14 and a 200-day moving average of $4.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.

Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSMGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 31st. The basic materials company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $347.75 million for the quarter. Ferroglobe had a negative return on equity of 5.63% and a negative net margin of 8.09%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Ferroglobe PLC will post -0.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ferroglobe Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 22nd will be given a $0.015 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $0.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Ferroglobe’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -10.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of GSM. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Ferroglobe by 87.8% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,871,942 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $22,606,000 after purchasing an additional 2,277,344 shares during the last quarter. Ardsley Advisory Partners LP bought a new position in Ferroglobe in the 4th quarter worth approximately $9,837,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ferroglobe by 1,068.3% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,558,383 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $5,719,000 after buying an additional 1,424,998 shares during the last quarter. Man Investment Partners US LP bought a new stake in shares of Ferroglobe in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $6,021,000. Finally, Bridgeway Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ferroglobe in the third quarter worth $5,872,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.64% of the company’s stock.

About Ferroglobe

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Ferroglobe PLC is a leading producer of specialty metals and alloys, serving a diverse range of industrial customers worldwide. The company’s core operations focus on the manufacture of silicon metal, silicon-based alloys, manganese-based alloys and rare earth alloys, which are essential inputs for the aluminum, steel, chemical and electronics industries. Ferroglobe’s product portfolio includes high-purity silicon, ferrosilicon, silicon manganese, manganese alloys and various recarburizers used to enhance metal strength, durability and conductivity.

With production facilities located across North America, Europe, South America and Africa, Ferroglobe maintains a global footprint that allows it to supply customers on multiple continents.

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