Western Copper and Gold Co. (TSE:WRN) Given Average Recommendation of “Buy” by Brokerages

Western Copper and Gold Co. (TSE:WRNGet Free Report) (NYSE:WRN) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the five analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is C$4.00.

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on WRN shares. Stifel Canada raised Western Copper and Gold to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 10th. Stifel Nicolaus set a C$5.50 target price on Western Copper and Gold and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 11th.

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Western Copper and Gold Stock Up 4.5%

Shares of Western Copper and Gold stock opened at C$1.84 on Monday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is C$1.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$1.63. Western Copper and Gold has a 52-week low of C$1.28 and a 52-week high of C$1.93. The firm has a market cap of C$359.02 million, a PE ratio of -61.25 and a beta of 2.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 5.52 and a current ratio of 25.74.

Insider Transactions at Western Copper and Gold

In related news, Senior Officer Elena Spivak sold 33,334 shares of Western Copper and Gold stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$1.66, for a total value of C$55,334.44. Corporate 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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