ZACKSยท2025-09-15 14:41Group 1: Company Overview - Gold Fields (GFI) is a stock within the Basic Materials sector, which consists of 236 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of 15 [2] - Gold Fields has a Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy), indicating a positive outlook based on earnings estimates and revisions [3] Group 2: Performance Metrics - Year-to-date, Gold Fields has gained approximately 184.9%, significantly outperforming the Basic Materials sector's average return of 20% [4] - In comparison, another stock, MP Materials Corp. (MP), has returned 307.1% year-to-date, also outperforming the sector [4] - Gold Fields belongs to the Mining - Gold industry, which includes 39 companies and has an average year-to-date gain of 101.6%, indicating that GFI is performing better than its industry peers [5] Group 3: Analyst Sentiment - The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Gold Fields' full-year earnings has increased by 9.4% over the past quarter, reflecting improving analyst sentiment [3] - MP Materials Corp. has seen a 31.6% increase in its consensus EPS estimate over the last three months, also holding a Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy) [5]