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Kinross Gold (KGC) stock, explained like you're 5
Kinross Gold trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker KGC. It is a large cap company in the precious metals industry, part of the basic materials sector, with a market value of about 28.3 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- KGC
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Precious Metals
- Size
- Large cap, about 28.3 billion dollars
Is Kinross Gold a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Kinross Gold is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 28.3 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Kinross Gold makes money
- Mining and selling metals and minerals.
- Making chemicals and building materials.
- Supplying raw materials to other industries.
What moves KGC stock
- The prices of commodities like copper, gold and lithium.
- Global demand, especially from large economies.
- Production costs and supply disruptions.
In the news lately
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- If You Invested $1000 In Kinross Gold Stock 5 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today (Benzinga)
- Kinross Gold Corp. stock rises Friday, outperforms market (MarketWatch)
- Kinross Gold Corporation $KGC Stock: Ninety One UK Ltd Raises Stake (MarketBeat)
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Questions about Kinross Gold stock
What does Kinross Gold do?
Kinross Gold trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker KGC. It is a large cap company in the precious metals industry, part of the basic materials sector, with a market value of about 28.3 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Kinross Gold?
Kinross Gold trades under the ticker KGC on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Kinross Gold's market cap?
Kinross Gold is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 28.3 billion dollars.
How does Kinross Gold make money?
Mining and selling metals and minerals. Making chemicals and building materials. Supplying raw materials to other industries.
What moves KGC stock?
The prices of commodities like copper, gold and lithium. Global demand, especially from large economies. Production costs and supply disruptions.
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