South32 Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SOUHY) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

South32 Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SOUHY) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company.

A number of brokerages recently commented on SOUHY. Zacks Research upgraded South32 from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of South32 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th.

South32 Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of South32 stock opened at $11.32 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.43, a quick ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $9.77. South32 has a twelve month low of $7.52 and a twelve month high of $11.97.

South32 Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 16th. Investors of record on Monday, September 22nd were paid a $0.1196 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 19th. This represents a yield of 316.0%.

South32 Company Profile

South32 Limited operates as a diversified metals and mining company in Australia, India, China, Japan, the Middle East, Mozambique, the Netherlands, Brazil, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, the United States, and internationally. The company operates through Worsley Alumina, Brazil Alumina, Brazil Aluminium, Hillside Aluminium, Mozal Aluminium, Sierra Gorda, Cannington, Hermosa, Cerro Matoso, Illawarra Metallurgical Coal, Australia Manganese, and South Africa Manganese segments.