Virtu Financial LLC Purchases 40,743 Shares of Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFI)

Virtu Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFI) by 139.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 69,867 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 40,743 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC’s holdings in Gold Fields were worth $1,010,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Sierra Summit Advisors LLC bought a new position in Gold Fields in the fourth quarter valued at about $313,000. Seven Eight Capital LP boosted its position in Gold Fields by 1,916.6% during the 4th quarter. Seven Eight Capital LP now owns 305,702 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,420,000 after buying an additional 290,543 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its holdings in Gold Fields by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 3,240,748 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,861,000 after acquiring an additional 139,205 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its holdings in Gold Fields by 133.1% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,673 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 2,668 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWA Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new position in Gold Fields in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $875,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.02% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on GFI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Gold Fields from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 28th. StockNews.com upgraded Gold Fields from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 28th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on Gold Fields from $14.00 to $13.50 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. UBS Group cut Gold Fields from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 10th. Finally, Scotiabank decreased their target price on shares of Gold Fields from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $16.17.

Gold Fields Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of Gold Fields stock traded up $0.04 on Friday, hitting $13.54. 5,311,747 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,909,934. The company has a fifty day moving average of $16.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $15.13. Gold Fields Limited has a one year low of $10.31 and a one year high of $18.97. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22.

Gold Fields Company Profile

Gold Fields Limited operates as a gold producer with reserves and resources in Chile, South Africa, Ghana, Canada, Australia, and Peru. It also explores for copper and silver deposits. The company was founded in 1887 and is based in Sandton, South Africa.