Stock Ratings Update: Validea's Small-Cap Growth Investor model, based on Motley Fool's strategy, has upgraded Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd and World Acceptance Corp from a rating of 59% to 72%, indicating improved fundamentals and valuation for both stocks.
Company Profiles: Harmony Gold is a South African gold mining company with operations in multiple regions, while World Acceptance Corporation provides personal loan solutions and operates over 1,000 branches across 16 states, focusing on individuals with limited access to traditional credit sources.
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Wall Street analysts forecast HMY stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for HMY is 20.50 USD with a low forecast of 20.50 USD and a high forecast of 20.50 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
1 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast HMY stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for HMY is 20.50 USD with a low forecast of 20.50 USD and a high forecast of 20.50 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
1 Buy
0 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 26.040
Low
20.50
Averages
20.50
High
20.50
Current: 26.040
Low
20.50
Averages
20.50
High
20.50
Morgan Stanley
Underweight -> Equal Weight
upgrade
2026-01-22
Reason
Morgan Stanley
Price Target
AI Analysis
2026-01-22
upgrade
Underweight -> Equal Weight
Reason
Morgan Stanley upgraded Harmony Gold to Equal Weight from Underweight with a price target of ZAR 330, up from ZAR 265. The firm cites valuation for the upgrade following the stock's underperformance over the past year. In addition, Harmony's key event risk of updated Eva capital guidance is now in the market, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
BMO Capital
Raj Ray
Market Perform
initiated
$16
2025-07-17
Reason
BMO Capital
Raj Ray
Price Target
$16
2025-07-17
initiated
Market Perform
Reason
BMO Capital analyst Raj Ray initiated coverage of Harmony Gold with a Market Perform rating and $16 price target. Harmony is a South African senior gold producer with increasing copper exposure and geographical diversification, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm likes the company's operational setup but believes the stock's valuation is now broadly in line with peer average.
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About HMY
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited is a mining company. It acquires, explores, develops, and operates gold and uranium properties, through its underground and open-pit mines in South Africa, and its Hidden Valley open-pit mine in Papua New Guinea. Its main products are gold bullion and uranium concentrate, extracted from deep-level and surface mining operations. Its segments include South Africa Underground, Surface, and International. In South Africa, its underground operations are located within the Witwatersrand Basin, which includes one in the Klerksdorp goldfield, three in the West Rand, and five in the Free State, in the southern portion of the Witwatersrand Basin. It also has an open pit mine, Kalgold, on the Kraaipan Greenstone Belt as well as several surface treatment operations. In Papua New Guinea, it operates the Hidden Valley mine and Wafi-Golpu project. In Australia, the Company owns the Eva Copper Mine Project. It also owns CSA Copper Mine in New South Wales, Australia.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
