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 108th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 11.6 billion, which is about 0.053% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 13.30 |
| Day’s High Price | 13.45 |
| Traded Volume | 125,744 |
| Number of Deals | 238 |
| Gross Turnover | 1.68M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 1.3070 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 10.29 |
| Dividend Per Share | 0.60 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.46% |
| Shares Outstanding | 865M |
| Market Capitalization | 11.6B |
DRD Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -2.75% | -7.88% | +34.2% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +23.2% | +10.4% | +9.89% |
The current share price of DRD Gold Ltd (DRD) is ZAR 13.43. DRD closed its last trading day (Monday, February 6, 2023) at 13.45 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 1.8% drop from its previous closing price of 13.70 ZAR. DRD Gold began the year with a share price of 12.24 ZAR and has since gained 9.89% on that price valuation, ranking it 90th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Investors should, however, take caution of DRD’s recent bad performance, having lost 8% of its value in the past four weeks.
DRD Gold is the 92nd most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Nov 4, 2022 - Feb 6, 2023). DRD has traded a total volume of 45.1 million shares—in 31,639 deals—valued at ZAR 567 million over the period, with an average of 716,353 traded shares per session. A volume high of 3.78 million was achieved on December 2nd, and a low of 63,513 on December 23rd, 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-06 | 560,452 | 13.45 | -0.25 | -1.82% |
| 2023-02-03 | 637,686 | 13.70 | -0.47 | -3.32% |
| 2023-02-02 | 283,498 | 14.17 | +0.33 | +2.38% |
| 2023-02-01 | 719,142 | 13.84 | +0.05 | +0.36% |
| 2023-01-31 | 977,492 | 13.79 | -0.04 | -0.29% |
| 2023-01-30 | 278,173 | 13.83 | -0.42 | -2.95% |
| 2023-01-27 | 528,744 | 14.25 | -0.25 | -1.72% |
| 2023-01-26 | 319,900 | 14.50 | +0.02 | +0.14% |
| 2023-01-25 | 772,515 | 14.48 | +0.03 | +0.21% |
| 2023-01-24 | 501,194 | 14.45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S32 | South32 Limited | 257B | 56.16 | +21.1% |
| JBL | Jubilee Metals Group plc | 7.01B | 2.57 | +15.8% |
| THA | Tharisa plc | 6.79B | 22.45 | +12.2% |
| WEZ | Wesizwe Platinum Ltd | 1.9B | 1.17 | +11.4% |
| BHG | BHP Group | 2.94T | 581.29 | +10.4% |
| GFI | Gold Fields Ltd | 170B | 190.50 | +8.15% |
| ANG | Anglogold Ashanti Ltd | 148B | 354.63 | +7.71% |
| AGL | Anglo American plc | 947B | 707.88 | +6.71% |
| RNG | Randgold & Expl Co Ltd | 78.3M | 1.05 | +5% |
| ORN | Orion Minerals Limited | 1.05B | 0.22 | +4.76% |