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DRDGOLD Limited (DRD)

Basic Materials | Gold | Johannesburg, South Africa | NYSE
21.46 USD +0.60 (2.877%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 9:34 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:12 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains solid, driven by exceptional fundamentals including a 35% return on equity, robust free cash flow, and a pristine balance sheet with negligible debt. The business is generating strong operating margins, and the multi-year price trajectory confirms a net gain despite sector volatility. However, the short-term chart tells a different story; the stock is currently trading significantly below its 50-day and 200-day averages, reflecting a recent downtrend that has left it vulnerable to further downside pressure. While the valuation is attractive relative to earnings, the immediate technical setup suggests caution. The options market, however, is screaming bullishness, with massive call open interest at $35-$45 strikes implying a belief in a sharp recovery. This creates a tension: the business is a high-quality compounder, but the price action hasn't yet validated the recovery that speculators are pricing in.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.179284
MSTL0.190209
AutoETS0.191931
AutoARIMA0.191935

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 37%
H-stat 4.69
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.639
Excess Kurtosis -0.49
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-12
Debt to Equity Ratio 0.128
Revenue per Share 105.651
Market Cap 1,861,001,728
Trailing P/E 13.67
Forward P/E 31.55
Beta 0.47
Profit Margins 35.06%
Website https://www.drdgold.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:12 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant upside move, with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls at strikes of 35, 42.5, and 45 for the August and November expirations. This creates a distinct 'call wall' suggesting a bullish thesis on a potential rally toward $40+. Conversely, put writing is concentrated at lower strikes (15-22.5), indicating a floor is expected, but the volume imbalance heavily favors the upside scenario.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.03% 1.03% 2.91% 3.88%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-13 0.312 1.034140
2025-03-14 0.163 1.173506
2024-09-13 0.113 1.342043
2024-03-07 0.106 1.328321
2023-09-14 0.346 3.844444
2023-03-09 0.111 1.639586
2022-09-22 0.238 4.490566
2022-03-10 0.133 1.309055
2021-09-22 0.282 3.215507
2021-03-04 0.272 2.982456
2020-09-24 0.207 1.760204
2020-06-17 0.149 1.239601
2020-03-05 0.168 2.225166
2019-09-26 0.136 2.881356
2018-03-15 0.043 1.487889
2017-09-28 0.039 1.026316
2016-10-12 0.083 1.777302
2016-05-25 0.243 5.225806
2016-03-16 0.076 1.963824
2015-10-07 0.072 4.472050
2014-11-12 0.018 0.807175
2013-10-09 0.134 2.405745
2013-03-13 0.158 2.212885
2012-10-10 0.122 1.856925
2011-10-12 0.091 1.669725
2010-10-06 0.068 1.218638
2009-10-07 0.063 0.786517
2008-10-08 0.128 2.788671
2005-07-20 0.020 0.192308
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.59
dividendYield 2.83
exDividendDate 2026-03-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 9.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.4315512
lastDividendValue 0.312
lastDividendDate 2026-03-13
dividendDate 2026-03-23

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.54821956
Address1 Constantia Office Park
Address2 Ground Floor Cnr 14th Ave & Hendrik Potgieter Rd Cycad House, Bldg 17, Weltevreden Park
All Time High 155.0
All Time Low 1.1
Ask 21.29
Ask Size 1,000
Average Daily Volume10 Day 371,020
Average Daily Volume3 Month 310,703
Average Volume 310,703
Average Volume10Days 371,020
Beta 0.466
Bid 21.17
Bid Size 200
Book Value 7.581621
City Johannesburg
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country South Africa
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 21.455
Current Ratio 3.013
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 21.64
Day Low 21.41
Debt To Equity 0.128
Display Name DRDGOLD
Dividend Date 1,774,224,000
Dividend Rate 0.59
Dividend Yield 2.83
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,771,401,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,771,401,600
Earnings Growth 0.979
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.987
Earnings Timestamp End 1,771,448,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,771,448,400
Ebitda 4,493,400,064
Ebitda Margins 0.49221
Enterprise To Ebitda 0.02
Enterprise To Revenue 0.01
Enterprise Value 89,659,000
Eps Current Year 2.209
Eps Forward 0.68
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.57
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,360,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 27 86 524 3061
Fifty Day Average 24.797
Fifty Day Average Change -3.342001
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.1347744
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 54.821957
Fifty Two Week High 39.37
Fifty Two Week High Change -17.914999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.4550419
Fifty Two Week Low 13.25
Fifty Two Week Low Change 8.205
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.6192453
Fifty Two Week Range 13.25 - 39.37
Financial Currency ZAR
First Trade Date Milliseconds 769,095,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.0
Float Shares 43,161,710
Forward Eps 0.68
Forward P E 31.55147
Free Cashflow 140,412,496
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 881
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.46887
Gross Profits 4,280,399,872
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.124460004
Implied Shares Outstanding 86,739,770
Industry Gold
Industry Disp Gold
Industry Key gold
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,360,000
Last Dividend Value 0.312
Last Fiscal Year End 1,751,241,600
Last Split Date 1,185,148,800
Last Split Factor 1:10
Long Business Summary DRDGOLD Limited, a gold mining company, engages in the extraction of gold from the retreatment of surface mine tailings in South Africa. It sells gold and silver bullion. It is involved in provision care and maintenance services; produces renewable power; employee home loans; and operation of training center. The company was formerly known as Durban Roodepoort Deep Limited and changed its name to DRDGOLD Limited in 2004. The company was incorporated in 1895 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. DRDGOLD Limited is a subsidiary of Sibanye Gold Limited.
Long Name DRDGOLD Limited
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,861,001,728
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_527041
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 3,200,300,032
Next Fiscal Year End 1,782,777,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,824,380,822
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 20.81
Operating Cashflow 4,537,200,128
Operating Margins 0.46288
Payout Ratio 0.1927
Peg Ratio 1.0
Phone 27 11 470 2600
Previous Close 20.855
Price Eps Current Year 9.712539
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.8298697
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.2038538
Profit Margins 0.35056
Quick Ratio 2.493
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.6000004
Regular Market Change Percent 2.8770099
Regular Market Day High 21.64
Regular Market Day Low 21.41
Regular Market Day Range 21.41 - 21.64
Regular Market Open 20.81
Regular Market Previous Close 20.855
Regular Market Price 21.455
Regular Market Time 1,784,036,080
Regular Market Volume 21,775
Return On Assets 0.19955999
Return On Equity 0.34708
Revenue Growth 0.329
Revenue Per Share 105.651
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Shares Outstanding 86,739,770
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0028
Shares Short 242,384
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 234,931
Short Name DRDGOLD Limited
Short Percent Of Float 0.01
Short Ratio 0.69
Source Interval 15
Symbol DRD
Target High Price 46.5
Target Low Price 46.5
Target Mean Price 46.5
Target Median Price 46.5
Total Cash 1,734,400,000
Total Cash Per Share 19.995
Total Debt 13,800,000
Total Revenue 9,129,100,288
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 9.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.4315512
Trailing Eps 1.57
Trailing P E 13.665605
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 29.19135
Two Hundred Day Average Change -7.736351
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.26502204
Type Disp Equity
Volume 21,775
Website https://www.drdgold.com
Zip 1,709