Gerdau S.A. ADR [NYSE: GGB] gained 1.74% or 13249997.13 points to close at $13250000.0 with a heavy trading volume of 10187044 shares.
It opened the trading session at $2.87, the shares rose to $2.94 and dropped to $2.87, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for GGB points out that the company has recorded -2.67% loss over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 13.25M shares, GGB reached to a volume of 10187044 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying 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 $4.17 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 1.31. 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 0.61, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.93. Price to Free Cash Flow for GGB in the course of the last twelve months was 6.62 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.28.
Trading performance analysis for GGB stock
Gerdau S.A. ADR [GGB] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.04. With this latest performance, GGB shares gained by 6.18% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -2.67% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 1.39% in the past year of trading.
Gerdau S.A. ADR [GGB]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Gerdau S.A. ADR [GGB] shares currently have an operating margin of 9.31% and a Gross Margin at 12.84%. Gerdau S.A. ADR’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 4.85%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 3.89%, with Return on Assets sitting at 3.89%.
Gerdau S.A. ADR [GGB]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
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 5.72%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Gerdau S.A. ADR [GGB]
There are presently around $24.53%, or 24.53% 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%.
