Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) Sees Large Volume Increase – What’s Next?

Sigma Lithium Corporation (NASDAQ:SGML) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Tuesday. Approximately 3,850,221 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 23% from the average daily volume of 3,123,741 shares. The stock last traded at $5.5480 and had previously closed at $5.21.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research cut Sigma Lithium from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. ATB Cormark Capital Markets raised shares of Sigma Lithium from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Sigma Lithium from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut Sigma Lithium from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $11.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Sigma Lithium from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Sigma Lithium has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $14.30.

Sigma Lithium Trading Up 7.8%

The company’s 50 day moving average price is $9.67 and its 200 day moving average price is $12.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 0.34. The company has a market cap of $632.75 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -23.35 and a beta of 0.67.

Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) last announced its earnings results on Friday, August 14th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.25). Sigma Lithium had a negative return on equity of 37.40% and a negative net margin of 19.36%. The company had revenue of $54.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $68.34 million. Research analysts anticipate that Sigma Lithium Corporation will post 0.15 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of SGML. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Sigma Lithium in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,727,000. Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its holdings in Sigma Lithium by 23.2% during the 2nd quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 1,498,133 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,951,000 after buying an additional 282,595 shares in the last quarter. SIR Capital Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Sigma Lithium during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $4,754,000. Alps Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Sigma Lithium by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 339,248 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,189,000 after acquiring an additional 22,424 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Sigma Lithium by 138.4% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 288,418 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,559,000 after buying an additional 167,443 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.86% of the company’s stock.

About Sigma Lithium

Sigma Lithium Corp. is a Canadian-based lithium development and mining company focused on producing battery-grade lithium concentrate in Brazil. The company’s principal asset is the Grota do Cirilo project in the Jequitinhonha Valley of Minas Gerais, one of Brazil’s established hard-rock lithium regions.

Grota do Cirilo includes the Xuxa mine and processing operations that produce lithium concentrate from spodumene-bearing ore. Sigma Lithium uses a dense-media separation process designed to recover lithium while minimizing the use of chemicals and water.