SolGold (LON:SOLG) Stock Price Up 13.1% Following Insider Buying Activity

Key Points

• SolGold Plc shares rose by 13.1% following insider Paul Smith's acquisition of over 49,000 shares in total on July 29th, buying shares at an average price of GBX 10 ($0.13).
• The stock traded as high as GBX 11.30 ($0.15), with volume increasing significantly to 16,444,152 shares, a 202% rise compared to the average session volume.
• SolGold has a current market cap of £423.79 million and operates in the copper-gold exploration sector with a focus on Ecuador, which holds substantial untapped resources.

Shares of SolGold Plc (LON:SOLG - Get Free Report) rose 13.1% on Friday following insider buying activity. The company traded as high as GBX 11.30 ($0.15) and last traded at GBX 11.30 ($0.15). Approximately 16,444,152 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 202% from the average daily volume of 5,439,694 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 9.99 ($0.13).

Specifically, insider Paul Smith purchased 9,587 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 29th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 10 ($0.13) per share, with a total value of £958.70 ($1,272.50). Also, insider Paul Smith acquired 8,479 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 29th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 10 ($0.13) per share, with a total value of £847.90 ($1,125.43). In other news, insider Paul Smith purchased 31,184 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 29th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 10 ($0.13) per share, for a total transaction of £3,118.40 ($4,139.10).

SolGold Stock Up 13.1%

The firm has a market cap of £423.79 million, a P/E ratio of -6.91 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 7.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 7.11. The company has a quick ratio of 2.30, a current ratio of 3.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 78.66.

About SolGold

SolGold is a leading exploration company focussed on the discovery, definition and development of world-class copper-gold deposits. SolGold has a first mover advantage in Ecuador, a highly prospective yet under-explored section of the Andean Copper Belt, home of multiple Tier 1 copper and gold projects and half of the world's copper resources.