Key Points
- Insider purchase: Director Gavin Ferrar bought 12,669 shares of Central Asia Metals on November 6 at an average price of GBX 158 per share, for a total cost of £20,017.02.
- Analyst sentiment: The stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a consensus target price of GBX 185, based on two Buy and two Hold ratings and individual targets ranging from GBX 170 to GBX 205.
- Company metrics: Central Asia Metals has a market cap of £270.05m, a P/E of 7.87, a 12‑month trading range of GBX 134.46–180, and recently reported quarterly EPS of GBX 5.33 with a net margin of 20.13%.
Central Asia Metals plc (LON:CAML - Get Free Report) insider Gavin Ferrar acquired 12,669 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 6th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 158 per share, with a total value of £20,017.02.
Central Asia Metals Price Performance
LON:CAML opened at GBX 156.20 on Friday. Central Asia Metals plc has a 12-month low of GBX 134.46 and a 12-month high of GBX 180. The firm has a market cap of £270.05 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.87 and a beta of 1.12. The company's 50-day moving average is GBX 154.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 156.66. The company has a current ratio of 5.15, a quick ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55.
Central Asia Metals (LON:CAML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 10th. The mining company reported GBX 5.33 EPS for the quarter. Central Asia Metals had a net margin of 20.13% and a return on equity of 10.65%. Research analysts expect that Central Asia Metals plc will post 25.0194049 EPS for the current year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several brokerages have weighed in on CAML. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 170 price target on shares of Central Asia Metals in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 175 target price on shares of Central Asia Metals in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on Central Asia Metals from GBX 200 to GBX 190 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Peel Hunt reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 205 price objective on shares of Central Asia Metals in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 185.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on CAML
Central Asia Metals Company Profile
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Central Asia Metals (CAML) is a base metals producer quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange with copper operations in Kazakhstan, and a zinc and lead mine in North Macedonia
CAML is based in London and owns 100% of the Kounrad solvent extraction and electrowinning (SX-EW) copper facility in central Kazakhstan and 100% of the Sasa zinc and lead mine in North Macedonia.
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