Free Trial

New Gold (TSE:NGD) Stock Price Down 4.1% - Here's Why

New Gold logo with Basic Materials background

Shares of New Gold Inc. (TSE:NGD - Get Free Report) ARCA: NGD traded down 4.1% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as C$4.82 and last traded at C$4.88. 1,383,274 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 23% from the average session volume of 1,801,832 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$5.09.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. National Bank Financial upgraded New Gold to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Bank of America raised New Gold from an "underperform" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the company from C$3.65 to C$5.45 in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of C$4.34.

Get Our Latest Analysis on NGD

New Gold Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of C$2.59 billion, a PE ratio of 128.62, a PEG ratio of -3.02 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 45.12. The business's 50 day moving average is C$4.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$4.16.

Insider Activity

In other news, Senior Officer Keith Murphy sold 41,863 shares of New Gold stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$4.29, for a total transaction of C$179,592.27. Company insiders own 4.92% of the company's stock.

About New Gold

(Get Free Report)

New Gold Inc is an intermediate gold mining company. The company has a portfolio of two producing assets: Rainy River Mine and New Afton Mine in Canada. Also, it has interests in the Cerro San Pedro Mine in Mexico. The company derives revenue from the sale of Gold, Copper, and Silver.

Further Reading

Should You Invest $1,000 in New Gold Right Now?

Before you consider New Gold, you'll want to hear this.

MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and New Gold wasn't on the list.

While New Gold currently has a Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.

View The Five Stocks Here

Metaverse Stocks And Why You Can't Ignore Them Cover

Thinking about investing in Meta, Roblox, or Unity? Enter your email to learn what streetwise investors need to know about the metaverse and public markets before making an investment.

Get This Free Report
Like this article? Share it with a colleague.

Featured Articles and Offers

Recent Videos

7 Cybersecurity Stocks Outperforming the Market Right Now
Markets in Rally Mode: Will Earnings Keep It Going?
3 Tech Stocks to Buy Now—And 3 You’ll Regret Keeping

Stock Lists

All Stock Lists

Investing Tools

Calendars and Tools

Search Headlines