Western Copper and Gold Co. (TSE:WRN) Receives C$3.69 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Western Copper and Gold Co. (TSE:WRN - Get Free Report) NYSE: WRN has been assigned an average recommendation of "Buy" from the four analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is C$3.69.

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on WRN. Cormark upgraded Western Copper and Gold to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. BMO Capital Markets set a C$3.00 price objective on Western Copper and Gold and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th.

Western Copper and Gold Trading Up 7.2 %

Western Copper and Gold stock traded up C$0.11 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching C$1.64. The stock had a trading volume of 107,591 shares, compared to its average volume of 90,422. The stock has a market cap of C$319.99 million, a PE ratio of -54.60 and a beta of 2.04. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of C$1.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$1.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 25.74 and a quick ratio of 5.52. Western Copper and Gold has a 52 week low of C$1.28 and a 52 week high of C$2.19.

About Western Copper and Gold

Western Copper & Gold Corp is a Canada-based exploration-stage company. It is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and future development of resource properties. The company is developing the Casino project into Canada's premier copper-gold mine. It holds significant gold, copper reserves in its Casino project located in the Yukon, Canada.