Contango ORE (CTGO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Contango ORE, Inc. is a mineral exploration and development company focused on gold and other metal projects in Alaska. The company’s activities include acquiring, exploring, advancing and developing mineral properties, with an emphasis on projects that may support future mining operations.

Contango’s principal asset is its interest in the Peak Gold joint venture in the Tetlin region of eastern Alaska. The joint venture includes the Manh Choh gold project, which is operated by Kinross Gold Corporation. Ore from Manh Choh is transported for processing at Kinross’s Fort Knox mill near Fairbanks, Alaska. Manh Choh began production in 2024, marking Contango’s transition from an exploration-focused company to a gold producer through its joint venture interest.

The company also holds wholly owned exploration properties in Alaska, including the Lucky Shot project in the historic Willow mining district. These properties provide Contango with additional opportunities to explore for gold and advance mineral resources. Contango ORE is headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.52 to $19.19
• 50-Day Range: $15.30 to $21.00
• 52-Week Range: $14.50 to $34.38
• Volume: 119,939 shs
• Average Volume: 440,636 shs
• Market Capitalization: $631.98 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $33.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Contango ORE Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Contango ORE scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Contango ORE has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Contango ORE has a consensus price target of $33.50, representing about 78.9% upside from its current price of $18.73.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Contango ORE has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Contango ORE is -6.37, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Contango ORE is -6.37, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Contango ORE has a P/B Ratio of 11.15. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.74% of the float of Contango ORE has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Contango ORE has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.32.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Contango ORE has recently decreased by 6.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Contango ORE does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Contango ORE does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Contango ORE has a news sentiment score of 0.94. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Contango ORE this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for CTGO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Contango ORE to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $33,650.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0054% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Contango ORE insiders have bought 116.03% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $62,652.00 in company stock and sold $29,002.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.40% of the stock of Contango ORE is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

19.14% of the stock of Contango ORE is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Today: 9/21/2026
• Precious Metals Summit Beaver Creek 2026: 9/24/2026
• Mining Forum Americas 2026: 9/29/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSEAMERICAN
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Gold
• Current Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:CTGO
• Previous Symbol: OTC:CTGO
• CIK: 1502377
• Web: www.contangoore.com
• Phone: (713) 877-1311
• Fax: 713-621-7329
• Employees: 15
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Contango ORE: $33.50
• High Price Target: $35.00
• Low Price Target: $32.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +76.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($7.82)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 47.38
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$36.09 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 9.26%
• Return on Assets: 4.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.06
• Current Ratio: 1.06
• Quick Ratio: 1.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: $5.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.71
• Book Value: $1.68 per share
• Price / Book: 11.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 33,500,000
• Free Float: 31,693,000
• Market Cap: $634.83 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.04