New Found Gold Corp. (NYSE:NFGC - Get Free Report) was down 5% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $1.7950 and last traded at $1.7950. Approximately 916,670 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 49% from the average session volume of 1,809,326 shares. The stock had previously closed at $1.89.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, Zacks Research raised New Found Gold from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, July 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold".
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New Found Gold Price Performance
The stock has a market capitalization of $692.30 million, a P/E ratio of -8.16 and a beta of 1.44. The stock's fifty day moving average is $1.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1.91.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On New Found Gold
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of NFGC. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of New Found Gold by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,091,355 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,970,000 after purchasing an additional 121,083 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in New Found Gold by 6.2% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 5,217,669 shares of the company's stock worth $12,407,000 after buying an additional 305,212 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP lifted its stake in New Found Gold by 260.4% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 449,432 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,065,000 after buying an additional 324,723 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in New Found Gold by 912.5% during the third quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 258,858 shares of the company's stock valued at $613,000 after buying an additional 233,292 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI raised its holdings in shares of New Found Gold by 18.9% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 91,791 shares of the company's stock valued at $218,000 after acquiring an additional 14,566 shares during the period. 3.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
New Found Gold Company Profile
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New Found Gold Corporation is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the discovery and advancement of gold deposits in eastern Canada. The company’s principal asset is the Queensway Project, located in the Central Newfoundland gold belt, a region renowned for high-grade orogenic gold systems. New Found Gold employs systematic drilling and geophysical surveying to delineate multiple high-potential zones along a 25-kilometre strike corridor, targeting both near-surface and deeper structural targets.
The Queensway Project has garnered attention for its visible gold-bearing quartz veins and robust drill intercepts, which have extended known mineralized zones and uncovered new targets.
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