NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Eldorado Gold Corp. are higher by 7.45% to $7.21 in early afternoon trading on Tuesday, as gold mining, and related stocks get a boost as the price of the precious metal moves above the $1,200 mark. Gold is higher by 1.19% to $1,218.30 per ounce on the COMEX this afternoon. Gold prices are climbing as investors are turning toward gold as a safe haven due to concerns regarding Greece's standing in the euro zone and global equity, Reuters reports. Exclusive Report: Jim Cramer's Best Stocks For 2015 STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. "There is a bit of talk about safe-haven buying given the spike in uncertainty regarding the future of the euro zone," an MKS Capital trader told Reuters. In addition to the rise in the price of gold, shares of Eldorado, a mining company focusing on gold, iron ore and silver-lead-zinc, may also be getting a boost from reports there has been an increase in iron ore shipments out of South America. Brazil, the second largest iron ore exporter in the world, said shipments of the raw material used for making steel has spiked to its highest levels in nine years, Bloomberg reports. Exports were higher by 18% in December to 37.4 million metric tons, compared to 31.8 million tons from the same period a year ago, Bloomberg added. Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates ELDORADO GOLD CORP as a Sell with a ratings score of D. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate ELDORADO GOLD CORP (EGO) a SELL. This is driven by several weaknesses, which we believe should have a greater impact than any strengths, and could make it more difficult for investors to achieve positive results compared to most of the stocks we cover. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its feeble growth in its earnings per share, deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and weak operating cash flow." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows: ELDORADO GOLD CORP's earnings per share declined by 40.0% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has reported a trend of declining earnings per share over the past two years. During the past fiscal year, ELDORADO GOLD CORP swung to a loss, reporting -$0.91 versus $0.45 in the prior year. The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Metals & Mining industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 45.6% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $36.41 million to $19.79 million. Return on equity has greatly decreased when compared to its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a signal of major weakness within the corporation. Compared to other companies in the Metals & Mining industry and the overall market on the basis of return on equity, ELDORADO GOLD CORP underperformed against that of the industry average and is significantly less than that of the S&P 500. Net operating cash flow has decreased to $92.19 million or 23.34% when compared to the same quarter last year. Despite a decrease in cash flow of 23.34%, ELDORADO GOLD CORP is in line with the industry average cash flow growth rate of -31.09%. EGO, with its decline in revenue, underperformed when compared the industry average of 3.9%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly dropped by 8.3%. The declining revenue appears to have seeped down to the company's bottom line, decreasing earnings per share. You can view the full analysis from the report here: EGO Ratings Report STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more.
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