Capstone Copper Corp. (TSE:CS) Receives C$12.84 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Capstone Copper Corp. (TSE:CS - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of "Buy" by the twelve ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is C$12.84.

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on CS shares. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price target on Capstone Copper from C$15.00 to C$14.00 in a research report on Monday, November 4th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of Capstone Copper from C$11.00 to C$11.50 in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Capstone Copper from C$12.00 to C$13.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on shares of Capstone Copper from C$14.00 to C$12.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 10th. Finally, TD Securities lifted their target price on Capstone Copper from C$12.00 to C$13.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd.

Capstone Copper Stock Down 3.4 %

Shares of CS stock traded down C$0.35 on Monday, hitting C$10.00. The stock had a trading volume of 2,903,251 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,228,408. Capstone Copper has a 52-week low of C$4.46 and a 52-week high of C$11.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 40.10, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.94. The firm has a market capitalization of C$7.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -49.29, a P/E/G ratio of -0.09 and a beta of 2.14. The stock's 50 day moving average is C$9.92 and its 200-day moving average is C$9.73.

Capstone Copper (TSE:CS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The mining company reported C$0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$0.11 by C($0.07). Capstone Copper had a negative return on equity of 1.24% and a negative net margin of 1.47%. The business had revenue of C$572.14 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of C$612.00 million. As a group, research analysts expect that Capstone Copper will post 0.8541833 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Capstone Copper news, Director Darren Murvin Pylot sold 100,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$11.05, for a total transaction of C$1,104,990.00. In other news, Director Darren Murvin Pylot sold 100,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$11.05, for a total value of C$1,104,990.00. Also, Director Humberto Antonio Fernandois sold 29,906 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$9.26, for a total value of C$276,977.41. In the last three months, insiders sold 474,079 shares of company stock valued at $4,766,854. 15.37% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Capstone Copper Company Profile

Capstone Copper Corp. operates as a copper mining company in the United States, Chile, and Mexico. It primarily explores for copper, silver, zinc, and other metals. The company owns 100% interests in Pinto Valley copper mine located in the Arizona, the United States; Mantos Blancos copper-silver mine located in the Region of Antofagasta, Chile; Santo Domingo copper-iron-gold-cobalt project located in the Atacama region, Chile; and Cozamin copper-silver mine located in the Zacatecas, Mexico.