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 125th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 9.01 billion, which is about 0.046% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 10.00 |
| Day’s High Price | 10.55 |
| Traded Volume | 385,525 |
| Number of Deals | 274 |
| Gross Turnover | 3.96M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 1.1540 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 9.03 |
| Dividend Per Share | 0.60 |
| Dividend Yield | 5.76% |
| Shares Outstanding | 865M |
| Market Capitalization | 9.01B |
DRD Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +2.16% | -24.5% | -14.5% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -33% | -38.3% | -21.1% |
The current share price of DRD Gold Ltd (DRD) is ZAR 10.42. DRD closed its last trading day (Thursday, May 19, 2022) at 10.42 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 2.8% gain over its previous closing price of 10.14 ZAR. DRD Gold began the year with a share price of 13.20 ZAR but has since lost 21.1% off that price valuation, ranking it 355th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ worries are compounded by the fact that DRD has lost 24% of the stock’s value from April 19th to date.
DRD Gold is the 96th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Feb 15 - May 19, 2022). DRD has traded a total volume of 52.2 million shares—in 43,016 deals—valued at ZAR 713 million over the period, with an average of 827,953 traded shares per session. A volume high of 3.06 million was achieved on April 8th, and a low of 309,894 on March 28th, 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-19 | 385,525 | 10.42 | +0.28 | +2.76% |
| 2022-05-18 | 538,064 | 10.14 | -0.16 | -1.55% |
| 2022-05-17 | 961,248 | 10.30 | -0.15 | -1.44% |
| 2022-05-16 | 587,592 | 10.45 | +0.03 | +0.29% |
| 2022-05-13 | 928,408 | 10.42 | +0.22 | +2.16% |
| 2022-05-12 | 747,015 | 10.20 | -0.57 | -5.29% |
| 2022-05-11 | 463,531 | 10.77 | +0.06 | +0.56% |
| 2022-05-10 | 671,922 | 10.71 | -0.40 | -3.60% |
| 2022-05-09 | 842,561 | 11.11 | -0.90 | -7.49% |
| 2022-05-06 | 430,482 | 12.01 |
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 | 11.5M | 2.65 | +2,309% |
| MCZ | MC Mining Limited | 289M | 1.50 | +41.5% |
| CMO | Chrometco Ltd | 203M | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| MRF | Merafe Resources Ltd | 3.97B | 1.59 | +32.5% |
| EXX | Exxaro Resources Ltd | 69B | 197.64 | +29.3% |
| BAU | Bauba Resources Limited | 307M | 0.41 | +28.1% |
| KP2 | Kore Potash plc | 912M | 0.27 | +22.7% |
| GLN | Glencore plc | 1.28T | 97.39 | +20% |
| WEZ | Wesizwe Platinum Ltd | 2.18B | 1.34 | +19.6% |
| MDI | Master Drilling Grp Ltd | 2.07B | 13.70 | +19.3% |