DRD - DRD Gold Ltd
DRDGOLD Ltd. (DRDGOLD), which was incorporated on 16 February 1895, is a South African gold producer and a world leader in the recovery of the metal from the retreatment of surface tailings. DRDGOLD has a network of assets that is unrivalled in South Africa and, with its consolidated businesses operating as a single entity, is focused on optimising these assets in order to increase gold production.
DRDGold Ltd is a South African gold mining company engaged in surface gold tailings retreatment including exploration, extraction, processing, and smelting. It has two operating segments: the Ergo which is a surface gold retreatment operation...
DRD Gold Ltd is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). DRD Gold is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “DRD”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:DRD is ZAE000058723. DRD Gold Ltd is currently the 120th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 9.07 billion, which is about 0.048% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 10.13 |
| Day’s High Price | 10.49 |
| Traded Volume | 600,572 |
| Number of Deals | 626 |
| Gross Turnover | 6.19M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 1.3070 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 8.03 |
| Dividend Per Share | 0.60 |
| Dividend Yield | 5.72% |
| Shares Outstanding | 865M |
| Market Capitalization | 9.07B |
DRD Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +16.8% | +10.2% | +6.61% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -23.7% | -16.1% | -20.5% |
The current share price of DRD Gold Ltd (DRD) is ZAR 10.49. DRD closed its last trading day (Tuesday, October 4, 2022) at 10.49 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 3% gain over its previous closing price of 10.18 ZAR. DRD Gold began the year with a share price of 13.20 ZAR but has since lost 20.5% off that price valuation, ranking it 310th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ fears may be allayed by the 10% increase of DRD share price since September 6th, which is 30th best on JSE.
DRD Gold is the 108th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Jul 7 - Oct 4, 2022). DRD has traded a total volume of 35.2 million shares—in 25,694 deals—valued at ZAR 348 million over the period, with an average of 558,748 traded shares per session. A volume high of 3.7 million was achieved on October 3rd, and a low of 104,733 on July 20th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of DRD Gold on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-04 | 600,572 | 10.49 | +0.31 | +3.05% |
| 2022-10-03 | 3,698,201 | 10.18 | +0.32 | +3.25% |
| 2022-09-30 | 1,190,847 | 9.86 | +0.35 | +3.68% |
| 2022-09-29 | 435,903 | 9.51 | +0.47 | +5.20% |
| 2022-09-28 | 453,941 | 9.04 | +0.06 | +0.67% |
| 2022-09-27 | 536,638 | 8.98 | -0.03 | -0.33% |
| 2022-09-26 | 479,307 | 9.01 | +0.06 | +0.67% |
| 2022-09-23 | 709,069 | 8.95 | -0.60 | -6.28% |
| 2022-09-22 | 714,002 | 9.55 | +0.03 | +0.32% |
| 2022-09-21 | 475,219 | 9.52 |
Profile of DRDGOLD Ltd.
DRDGOLD Ltd. operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically, the Mining industry.
Factsheet of DRDGOLD Ltd.
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Mining
- Address
- Constantia Office Park, Cnr 14th Avenue and Hendrik Potgieter Road, Cycad House, Building 17, 1709
- Telephone
- 011 470-2600
- james@rasc.co.za
- Website
- www.drdgold.com
DRD Industrial Market Competitors
DRDGOLD Ltd., issuers of the DRD stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Basic Materials sector and/or Mining industry. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top 10 by year-to-date performance.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCZ | MC Mining Limited | 1.1B | 5.55 | +424% |
| SXM | Sable Exploration & Mining Ltd | 2.22M | 0.51 | +364% |
| EXX | Exxaro Resources Ltd | 74.2B | 212.55 | +39% |
| MDI | Master Drilling Grp Ltd | 2.23B | 14.74 | +28.4% |
| GLN | Glencore plc | 1.3T | 100.20 | +23.5% |
| GML | Gemfields Group Limited | 4.15B | 3.50 | +15.1% |
| ARI | African Rainbow Min Ltd | 59.8B | 266.00 | +15% |
| BUC | Buffalo Coal Corp | 358M | 0.85 | +13.3% |
| BHG | BHP Group | 2.38T | 469.67 | -0.99% |
| RNG | Randgold & Expl Co Ltd | 73.8M | 0.99 | -1% |