SolGold (LON:SOLG) Stock Price Up 25.9% – Here’s Why

Shares of SolGold Plc (LON:SOLG) rose 25.9% during mid-day trading on Saturday . The company traded as high as GBX 15.10 ($0.20) and last traded at GBX 14.98 ($0.20). Approximately 43,666,074 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 598% from the average daily volume of 6,257,646 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 11.90 ($0.16).

SolGold Price Performance

The company has a market cap of £561.81 million, a PE ratio of -9.17 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 78.66, a quick ratio of 2.30 and a current ratio of 3.75. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 8.62 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 7.52.

Insider Transactions at SolGold

In other news, insider Paul Smith bought 41,831 shares of SolGold stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 29th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 10 ($0.14) per share, for a total transaction of £4,183.10 ($5,672.77). In the last ninety days, insiders acquired 185,842 shares of company stock valued at $1,858,420. Company insiders own 52.84% of the company’s stock.

About SolGold

SolGold is a leading exploration company focussed on the discovery, definition and development of world-class copper-gold deposits. SolGold has a first mover advantage in Ecuador, a highly prospective yet under-explored section of the Andean Copper Belt, home of multiple Tier 1 copper and gold projects and half of the world’s copper resources.