Gerdau S.A. ADR [GGB] is -5.76% lower this YTD. Is it still time to buy?

Misty Lee

Gerdau S.A. ADR [NYSE: GGB] closed the trading session at $3.11 on 2025-09-15. The day’s price range saw the stock hit a low of $3.06, while the highest price level was $3.13.

The stocks have a year to date performance of -5.76 percent and weekly performance of -1.58 percent. The stock has been moved at 5.78 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed 5.07 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed 4.01 percent over the most recent 3-months.

If compared to the average trading volume of 11.85M shares, GGB reached to a volume of 11577501 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Gerdau S.A. ADR [GGB]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for GGB shares is $4.09 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on GGB stock is a recommendation set at 1.33. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

UBS have made an estimate for Gerdau S.A. ADR shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on June 09, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on April 07, 2025, representing the official price target for Gerdau S.A. ADR stock. On May 24, 2024, analysts increased their price target for GGB shares from 4.50 to 5.

The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.62, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.30. Price to Free Cash Flow for GGB in the course of the last twelve months was 9.69 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.50.

GGB stock trade performance evaluation

Gerdau S.A. ADR [GGB] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -1.58. With this latest performance, GGB shares gained by 5.07% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 5.78% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 7.99% in the past year of trading.

Gerdau S.A. ADR [GGB]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals

Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Gerdau S.A. ADR [GGB] shares currently have an operating margin of 8.91% and a Gross Margin at 12.43%. Gerdau S.A. ADR’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 4.77%.

Gerdau S.A. ADR (GGB) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis

According to recent financial data for Gerdau S.A. ADR. ( GGB), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 5.77%, suggesting modest shareholder returns. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 3.75%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, Gerdau S.A. ADR’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 4.40%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.

Gerdau S.A. ADR (GGB) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics

Based on Gerdau S.A. ADR’s (GGB) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 0.36%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.

Gerdau S.A. ADR (GGB) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics

Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Gerdau S.A. ADR [GGB] stock

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Gerdau S.A. ADR posted 0.68/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.78/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -0.1. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for GGB. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Gerdau S.A. ADR go to 5.45%.

Gerdau S.A. ADR [GGB]: Institutional Ownership

There are presently around $25.14%, or 25.15%% of GGB stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of GGB stocks are: FMR LLC with ownership of 80.08 million shares, which is approximately 3.8068%. CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS, holding 77.17 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$254.66 million in GGB stocks shares; and CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS, currently with $$66.91 million in GGB stock with ownership which is approximately 0.9639%.

DBT News
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.