BMO Capital Markets set a C$3.00 target price on Western Copper and Gold (TSE:WRN - Free Report) NYSE: WRN in a research note issued to investors on Thursday morning,BayStreet.CA reports. The firm currently has an outperform rating on the stock.
Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group raised Western Copper and Gold to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of C$3.69.
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Western Copper and Gold Trading Down 3.3 %
Western Copper and Gold stock traded down C$0.05 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching C$1.45. The stock had a trading volume of 64,278 shares, compared to its average volume of 69,906. Western Copper and Gold has a 52-week low of C$1.27 and a 52-week high of C$2.27. The company has a fifty day moving average of C$1.52 and a 200 day moving average of C$1.56. The firm has a market cap of C$287.42 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -36.25 and a beta of 2.04. The company has a quick ratio of 5.52, a current ratio of 28.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.
Insider Activity
In other Western Copper and Gold news, Senior Officer Paul George West-Sells sold 100,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$1.54, for a total value of C$153,600.00. Company insiders own 16.29% of the company's stock.
Western Copper and Gold Company Profile
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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.
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