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 92nd most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 15 billion, which is about 0.076% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 17.32 |
| Day’s High Price | 17.88 |
| Traded Volume | 582,940 |
| Number of Deals | 543 |
| Gross Turnover | 10.2M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 1.5410 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 11.24 |
| Dividend Per Share | 0.40 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.31% |
| Shares Outstanding | 865M |
| Market Capitalization | 15B |
DRD Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +0.23% | -20.8% | +11.7% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +6.85% | +12.5% | +9.83% |
The current share price of DRD Gold Ltd (DRD) is ZAR 17.32. DRD closed its last trading day (Thursday, November 21, 2024) at 17.32 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 2.2% drop from its previous closing price of 17.71 ZAR. DRD Gold began the year with a share price of 15.77 ZAR and has since gained 9.83% on that price valuation, ranking it 183rd on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Investors should, however, take caution of DRD’s recent poor performance, having lost 21% of its value in the past four weeks.
DRD Gold is the 44th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Aug 26 - Nov 21, 2024). DRD has traded a total volume of 109 million shares—in 75,577 deals—valued at ZAR 1.98 billion over the period, with an average of 1.73 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 7.01 million was achieved on October 21st, and a low of 392,509 on October 15th, 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-21 | 582,940 | 17.32 | -0.39 | -2.20% |
| 2024-11-20 | 1,141,459 | 17.71 | -0.29 | -1.61% |
| 2024-11-19 | 570,026 | 18.00 | +0.49 | +2.80% |
| 2024-11-18 | 862,822 | 17.51 | +0.28 | +1.63% |
| 2024-11-15 | 2,558,731 | 17.23 | -0.05 | -0.29% |
| 2024-11-14 | 2,360,398 | 17.28 | -0.41 | -2.32% |
| 2024-11-13 | 1,125,661 | 17.69 | +0.04 | +0.23% |
| 2024-11-12 | 1,817,805 | 17.65 | -0.85 | -4.59% |
| 2024-11-11 | 764,853 | 18.50 | -0.66 | -3.44% |
| 2024-11-08 | 607,528 | 19.16 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SXM | Sable Exploration & Mining Ltd | 107M | 1.89 | +1,160% |
| KP2 | Kore Potash plc | 2.39B | 0.55 | +244% |
| EPS | Eastern Platinum Limited | 324M | 1.60 | +167% |
| PAN | Pan African Resource plc | 18.5B | 8.32 | +103% |
| HAR | Harmony GM Co Ltd | 110B | 173.00 | +44.7% |
| RNG | Randgold & Exploration Co Ltd | 55.9M | 0.75 | +41.5% |
| ANG | Anglogold Ashanti Ltd | 187B | 445.40 | +26% |
| MRF | Merafe Resources Ltd | 3.72B | 1.49 | +14.6% |
| AGL | Anglo American plc | 711B | 531.30 | +12.2% |
| ORN | Orion Minerals Limited | 1.3B | 0.19 | +11.8% |