Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) Hits New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

Shares of Sigma Lithium Corporation (NASDAQ:SGML) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $23.46 and last traded at $22.53, with a volume of 2294341 shares. The stock had previously closed at $22.57.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on SGML. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Sigma Lithium from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 4th. Citigroup downgraded Sigma Lithium from an “overweight” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Canaccord Genuity Group upgraded Sigma Lithium from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Bank of America raised Sigma Lithium from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $14.00 to $17.00 in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Sigma Lithium in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $18.50.

Sigma Lithium Stock Down 0.2%

The company has a current ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The firm has a market cap of $2.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -50.07 and a beta of 0.64. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $14.89 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $12.22.

Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) last announced its earnings results on Monday, March 30th. The company reported ($0.22) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.12) by ($0.10). Sigma Lithium had a negative return on equity of 59.34% and a negative net margin of 45.64%.The business had revenue of $16.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $52.20 million. On average, equities analysts forecast that Sigma Lithium Corporation will post 0.91 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sigma Lithium

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SGML. Farther Finance Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sigma Lithium during the 4th quarter valued at $51,000. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. bought a new stake in Sigma Lithium during the fourth quarter worth about $57,000. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC acquired a new stake in Sigma Lithium during the third quarter worth about $71,000. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in Sigma Lithium during the third quarter worth about $82,000. Finally, Nebula Research & Development LLC bought a new position in Sigma Lithium in the 2nd quarter valued at about $87,000. Institutional investors own 64.86% of the company’s stock.

Sigma Lithium Company Profile

Sigma Lithium Corp. is a Canada-based mineral exploration and development company focused on the sustainable production of battery-grade lithium from hard rock deposits. The company’s flagship asset is the Grota do Cirilo lithium project, located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Grota do Cirilo comprises a fully permitted, low-altitude spodumene mine and processing plant designed to produce high-purity lithium concentrate and downstream lithium hydroxide for the global electric vehicle and energy storage markets.

Since its founding in 2018, Sigma Lithium has pursued a vertically integrated approach, overseeing each stage of production from ore extraction and beneficiation to chemical conversion.