Ferroglobe Plc (NASDAQ: GSM)’s stock price has gone rise by 7.08 in comparison to its previous close of 3.53, however, the company has experienced a -2.07% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-05-08 that Ferroglobe (GSM) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.20 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.12. This compares to break-even earnings per share a year ago.
Is It Worth Investing in Ferroglobe Plc (NASDAQ: GSM) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.58. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for GSM is 118.46M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.87% of that float. On June 27, 2025, the average trading volume of GSM was 1.09M shares.
GSM’s Market Performance
GSM’s stock has seen a -2.07% decrease for the week, with a -2.83% drop in the past month and a -0.26% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.38%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.97% for Ferroglobe Plc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.19% for GSM’s stock, with a -4.87% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GSM
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GSM reach a price target of $12. The rating they have provided for GSM stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 14th, 2022.
Seaport Research Partners gave a rating of “Buy” to GSM, setting the target price at $16 in the report published on February 14th of the previous year.
GSM Trading at 1.24% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GSM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -38.13% of loss for the given period.
Stock Fundamentals for GSM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.31 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ferroglobe Plc stands at -0.04. The total capital return value is set at -0.04. Equity return is now at value -7.29, with -3.73 for asset returns.
Based on Ferroglobe Plc (GSM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.15 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.77. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.18. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -3.1.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 134.46 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.45. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.01. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.66.
Conclusion
To sum up, Ferroglobe Plc (GSM) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
