B. Riley Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for Ferroglobe

Ferroglobe PLC (NASDAQ:GSM) – B. Riley dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Ferroglobe in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, March 11th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.08 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.16. The consensus estimate for Ferroglobe’s current full-year earnings is $0.33 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ferroglobe’s FY2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS.

Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.04. The business had revenue of $367.51 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $393.00 million. Ferroglobe had a return on equity of 6.36% and a net margin of 0.32%.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on GSM. StockNews.com lowered Ferroglobe from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Seaport Res Ptn lowered Ferroglobe from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th.

Ferroglobe Stock Performance

Shares of GSM opened at $3.91 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $734.63 million, a PE ratio of 195.50 and a beta of 1.89. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $3.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $4.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 1.82 and a quick ratio of 1.00. Ferroglobe has a 1 year low of $3.23 and a 1 year high of $6.19.

Institutional Trading of Ferroglobe

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Ferroglobe by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 163,238 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $757,000 after purchasing an additional 2,615 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Ferroglobe by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 225,629 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $857,000 after purchasing an additional 2,760 shares during the period. West Tower Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Ferroglobe by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. West Tower Group LLC now owns 137,291 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $637,000 after purchasing an additional 5,000 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund raised its stake in shares of Ferroglobe by 48.9% during the 4th quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 22,143 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $84,000 after purchasing an additional 7,271 shares during the period. Finally, Qtron Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Ferroglobe by 49.7% during the 4th quarter. Qtron Investments LLC now owns 22,268 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 7,396 shares during the period. 89.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ferroglobe Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.014 per share. This represents a $0.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.43%. This is a positive change from Ferroglobe’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 20th. Ferroglobe’s payout ratio is presently 250.00%.

About Ferroglobe

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.