Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. mines, develops, and explores for gold and silver deposits in Canada. It holds interest in the Eagle River Mine in Ontario; and the Kiena Mine in Québec. The company was formerly known as River Gold Mines Ltd. and changed its name to Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$11.00 to C$11.40
• 50-Day Range: C$11.08 to C$14.16
• 52-Week Range: C$7.03 to C$14.99
• Volume: 479,200 shs
• Average Volume: 469,572 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$1.66 billion
• P/E Ratio: 42.62
• Dividend Yield: 1.35%
• Price Target: C$15.29
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Wesdome Gold Mines Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wesdome Gold Mines scored higher than 50% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Wesdome Gold Mines has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Wesdome Gold Mines has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Wesdome Gold Mines is 42.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.03.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wesdome Gold Mines is 42.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 103.10.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Wesdome Gold Mines has a P/B Ratio of 3.52. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WDO.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Wesdome Gold Mines pays a meaningful dividend of 1.35%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Wesdome Gold Mines does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WDO.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Wesdome Gold Mines has a news sentiment score of -0.51. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.41 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Wesdome Gold Mines this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for WDO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Wesdome Gold Mines insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$235,103.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.17% of the stock of Wesdome Gold Mines is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

46.40% of the stock of Wesdome Gold Mines is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WDO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WDO shares performed this year?

Wesdome Gold Mines' stock was trading at C$7.71 at the start of the year. Since then, WDO shares have increased by 43.7% and is now trading at C$11.08.
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How do I buy shares of Wesdome Gold Mines?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Wesdome Gold Mines own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Wesdome Gold Mines investors own include Alexco Resource (AXU), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Osisko Mining (OSK), Alacer Gold (ASR), Kirkland Lake Gold (KL), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) and First Majestic Silver (FR).

Company Calendar

• Today: 11/17/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/11/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Gold
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:WDO
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.wesdome.com
• Phone: +1-416-3603743
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 301
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$15.29
• High Stock Price Target: C$18.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$12.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +38.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$0.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 42.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.57
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: C$39.02 million
• Net Margins: 9.74%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 8.68%
• Return on Assets: 6.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.44
• Current Ratio: 1.49
• Quick Ratio: 0.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$400.64 million
• Price / Sales: 4.14
• Cash Flow: C$0.25 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 43.91
• Book Value: C$3.15 per share
• Price / Book: 3.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 149,570,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$1.66 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.85