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McEwen Mining (NYSE:MUX) Stock Price Up 5.6%

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McEwen Mining Inc (NYSE:MUX - Get Free Report) TSE: MUX shot up 5.6% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $11.97 and last traded at $11.97. 482,664 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 35% from the average session volume of 744,921 shares. The stock had previously closed at $11.33.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on MUX. TheStreet upgraded shares of McEwen Mining from a "d" rating to a "c" rating in a research report on Friday, March 1st. Roth Mkm restated a "buy" rating and set a $12.00 target price (up from $11.00) on shares of McEwen Mining in a research report on Friday, May 10th. Finally, HC Wainwright boosted their target price on shares of McEwen Mining from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 13th.

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McEwen Mining Stock Performance

The stock's 50 day moving average price is $10.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $8.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The company has a market cap of $589.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.27 and a beta of 1.48.

McEwen Mining (NYSE:MUX - Get Free Report) TSE: MUX last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 29th. The basic materials company reported $2.90 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.32) by $3.22. McEwen Mining had a net margin of 44.83% and a return on equity of 16.46%. The firm had revenue of $58.68 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $53.00 million. On average, analysts expect that McEwen Mining Inc will post -0.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.


Institutional Trading of McEwen Mining

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MUX. Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of McEwen Mining during the third quarter valued at approximately $72,000. Rathbones Group PLC acquired a new stake in shares of McEwen Mining during the third quarter worth approximately $74,000. Private Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of McEwen Mining during the third quarter worth approximately $75,000. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new stake in shares of McEwen Mining during the fourth quarter worth approximately $98,000. Finally, Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of McEwen Mining during the fourth quarter worth approximately $107,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 17.03% of the company's stock.

McEwen Mining Company Profile

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McEwen Mining Inc engages in the exploration, development, production, and sale of gold and silver. It also explores for copper deposits. The company owns 100% interests in the El Gallo and Fenix projects located in Mexico; and the Black Fox Mine and Stock Mill, Grey Fox, and Froome and Tamarack properties in Canada.

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