FY2025 EPS Estimates for Ferroglobe Cut by Seaport Res Ptn

Ferroglobe PLC (NASDAQ:GSM) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Ferroglobe in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 12th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Englert now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of ($0.35) for the year, down from their previous forecast of ($0.26). The consensus estimate for Ferroglobe’s current full-year earnings is $0.33 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Ferroglobe’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS.

Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The basic materials company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by ($0.07). Ferroglobe had a negative return on equity of 2.85% and a negative net margin of 6.99%.The firm had revenue of $311.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $393.80 million.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on GSM. Wall Street Zen cut Ferroglobe from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Sunday. B. Riley reduced their price target on shares of Ferroglobe from $8.00 to $6.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Zacks Research lowered Ferroglobe from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ferroglobe in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ferroglobe has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $6.00.

Ferroglobe Price Performance

Shares of Ferroglobe stock opened at $3.85 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $718.51 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.75 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $4.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $4.24. Ferroglobe has a 52 week low of $2.97 and a 52 week high of $5.74.

Ferroglobe Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Investors of record on Monday, December 22nd will be given a $0.014 dividend. This represents a $0.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 22nd. Ferroglobe’s dividend payout ratio is currently -6.76%.

Institutional Trading of Ferroglobe

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in GSM. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Ferroglobe in the third quarter worth approximately $122,000. Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Ferroglobe in the third quarter valued at $265,000. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Ferroglobe during the third quarter valued at about $5,872,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its holdings in Ferroglobe by 1,036.9% during the third quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 265,582 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,208,000 after acquiring an additional 242,221 shares during the period. Finally, Boston Partners raised its position in Ferroglobe by 8.0% in the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 449,281 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,044,000 after acquiring an additional 33,236 shares in the last quarter. 89.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ferroglobe Company Profile

Ferroglobe PLC produces and sells silicon metal, and silicon and manganese-based ferroalloys in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It provides silicone chemicals that are used in a range of applications, including personal care items, construction-related products, health care products, and electronics; and silicon metal for primary and secondary aluminum producers.