Silver Prices Hit Record High Before Plummeting; Gold Fields Stock Drops 6.6%
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 29 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
- Silver Price Volatility: Silver prices surged to a record high above $80 per ounce last night but plummeted this morning to as low as $70.25 due to profit-taking, raising concerns about a potential flash crash as margin calls increase selling pressure.
- Gold Fields Stock Decline: Gold Fields Limited (NYSE: GFI) saw its stock tumble 6.6% by 12:15 p.m. ET on Monday, reflecting the adverse impact of precious metals trading volatility on its share price, despite a relatively low P/E ratio of 21 times trailing earnings.
- Optimistic Earnings Outlook: Analysts forecast Gold Fields to achieve over 50% annual earnings growth over the next five years, and while free cash flow appears somewhat weaker, it does not raise significant alarm, indicating the company's fundamentals remain attractive.
- Investment Advice: Despite current market fluctuations, Gold Fields' modest 1.3% dividend yield provides some appeal, and analysts recommend that investors exercise patience and avoid selling in response to short-term volatility.
Analyst Views on GFI
Wall Street analysts forecast GFI stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for GFI is 51.00 USD with a low forecast of 39.00 USD and a high forecast of 64.00 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.
7 Analyst Rating
4 Buy
3 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 54.680
Low
39.00
Averages
51.00
High
64.00
Current: 54.680
Low
39.00
Averages
51.00
High
64.00
About GFI
Gold Fields Limited is a globally diversified gold producer with approximately nine operating mines in Australia, South Africa, Ghana, Chile and Peru and one project in Canada. The Company is involved in underground and surface gold and surface copper mining and silver and related activities, including exploration, extraction, processing and smelting. It has a total attributable annual gold-equivalent production of over 2.30 million ounces (Moz), gold mineral reserves of 44.6 Moz and gold mineral resources of 30.3 Moz (excluding mineral resources). In Peru, the Company also produces copper. Its economic interest in the South Deep mine in South Africa is 96.43%. It also owns 100% of the St Ives, Agnew, Granny Smith mines and around 50% of the Gruyere gold mine in Australia, and 90.0% of the Tarkwa and Damang mines in Ghana and 45% of the Asanko mine in Ghana. It owns 99.5% of the Cerro Corona mine in Peru. It also has 100% ownership of the Windfall Project in Canada’s Quebec province.
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.
