Western Copper and Gold (TSE:WRN) Given a C$3.00 Price Target at BMO Capital Markets

BMO Capital Markets set a C$3.00 price objective on Western Copper and Gold (TSE:WRN) (NYSE:WRN) in a report released on Thursday,BayStreet.CA reports. The brokerage currently has an outperform rating on the stock.

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group raised shares of Western Copper and Gold to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Western Copper and Gold presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$3.69.

Western Copper and Gold Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of WRN stock opened at C$1.46 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is C$1.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$1.57. The company has a current ratio of 28.49, a quick ratio of 5.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. Western Copper and Gold has a 1 year low of C$1.27 and a 1 year high of C$2.27. The firm has a market capitalization of C$289.40 million, a P/E ratio of -36.50 and a beta of 2.04.

Insider Buying and Selling at Western Copper and Gold

In related news, Senior Officer Paul George West-Sells sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$1.54, for a total value of C$153,600.00. Insiders own 16.29% of the company’s stock.

Western Copper and Gold Company Profile

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.