Western Copper and Gold Co. (TSE:WRN) Receives Average Rating of "Buy" from Brokerages

Shares of Western Copper and Gold Co. (TSE:WRN - Get Free Report) NYSE: WRN have received a consensus recommendation of "Buy" from the four analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is C$3.58.

Several research analysts recently issued reports on WRN shares. BMO Capital Markets set a C$3.00 target price on shares of Western Copper and Gold and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Cormark raised shares of Western Copper and Gold to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th.

Western Copper and Gold Trading Up 7.8 %

WRN stock traded up C$0.12 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching C$1.65. The company's stock had a trading volume of 142,946 shares, compared to its average volume of 90,126. The company has a market cap of C$321.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -54.93 and a beta of 2.04. Western Copper and Gold has a 12 month low of C$1.28 and a 12 month high of C$2.15. The business's 50 day moving average price is C$1.53 and its 200 day moving average price is C$1.54. The company has a current ratio of 25.74, a quick ratio of 5.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02.

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.