Centamin (LON:CEY) Stock Price Down 7.7%

Centamin plc (LON:CEY)’s stock price fell 7.7% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as GBX 116.66 ($1.51) and last traded at GBX 119.40 ($1.54). 9,597,326 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 134% from the average session volume of 4,109,497 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 129.40 ($1.67).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CEY has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 160 ($2.07) price target on shares of Centamin in a report on Thursday, July 18th. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 150 ($1.94) price objective on shares of Centamin in a research report on Thursday.

Centamin Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 3.22 and a quick ratio of 2.09. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 122.79 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 112.42. The company has a market cap of £1.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,014.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -1.53 and a beta of 0.58.

Centamin Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 29th will be paid a $0.02 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 29th. This is a positive change from Centamin’s previous dividend of $0.02. This represents a yield of 1.35%. Centamin’s dividend payout ratio is presently 5,000.00%.

Insider Activity

In other Centamin news, insider Martin Horgan sold 95,783 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 123 ($1.59), for a total transaction of £117,813.09 ($152,370.78). Corporate insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Centamin Company Profile

Centamin plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, mining, and development of gold and precious metals in Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Jersey, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Its principal asset is the Sukari Gold Mine project, which covers an area of approximately 160 square kilometers located in the Eastern Desert of Egypt.