Fortuna Silver Mines (TSE:FVI) Share Price Crosses Below 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (TSE:FVI) (NYSE:FSM) crossed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of C$13.44 and traded as low as C$12.91. Fortuna Silver Mines shares last traded at C$13.11, with a volume of 980,288 shares traded.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Fortuna Silver Mines from C$15.00 to C$17.00 in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce raised shares of Fortuna Silver Mines from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from C$9.00 to C$16.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Fortuna Silver Mines presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$15.75.

Fortuna Silver Mines Stock Up 3.2%

The company has a market cap of C$4.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.57 and a beta of 2.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 15.92, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 2.98. The business’s fifty day moving average is C$15.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$13.44.

Fortuna Silver Mines (TSE:FVI) (NYSE:FSM) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported C$0.32 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of C$357.48 million for the quarter. Fortuna Silver Mines had a net margin of 27.64% and a return on equity of 18.47%. Equities analysts predict that Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. will post 0.7856273 EPS for the current year.

Fortuna Silver Mines Company Profile

Fortuna Mining Corp., formerly Fortuna Silver Mines Inc, is a Canada-based precious metals mining company with mines in the Latin America and West Africa regions. It has operated mines in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Mexico, and Peru. Its mine products include gold, silver, lead, and zinc. Its mines and projects include Seguela Mine, Yaramoko Mine, Lindero Mine, San Jose Mine, and Caylloma Mine. The Seguela Mine is located in the Worodougou Region of the Woroba District, Cote d’Ivoire, approximately 500 km from Abidjan.