Fireweed Metals (FWZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Fireweed Metals Corp. engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral assets in Canada. It explores for zinc, lead, and silver, as well as gallium and germanium deposits. The company owns an interest in the Macmillan Pass project located in Yukon, Canada; and the Gayna River project situated in Northwest Territories, Canada. It also has an option to acquire 100% interest in the Mactung Tungsten project that covers an area of 37.6 square kilometers located in Yukon and Northwest Territories, Canada. The company was formerly known as Fireweed Zinc Ltd. and changed its name to Fireweed Metals Corp. in June 2022. Fireweed Metals Corp. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$3.74 to C$3.97
• 50-Day Range: C$3.23 to C$4.97
• 52-Week Range: C$1.82 to C$5.15
• Volume: 390,584 shs
• Average Volume: 392,894 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$875.70 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: C$5.25
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Fireweed Metals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Fireweed Metals scored higher than 38% 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: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Fireweed Metals has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.33, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Fireweed Metals has a consensus price target of C$5.25, representing about 36.0% upside from its current price of C$3.86.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Fireweed Metals has only been the subject of 1 research reports 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 Fireweed Metals is -18.38, 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 Fireweed Metals is -18.38, 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

Fireweed Metals has a P/B Ratio of 18.82. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FWZ.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Fireweed Metals does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Fireweed Metals does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.20

News Sentiment

Fireweed Metals has a news sentiment score of 0.20. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Fireweed Metals this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Fireweed Metals insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

33.68% of the stock of Fireweed Metals is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

6.48% of the stock of Fireweed Metals is held by institutions.

FWZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FWZ shares performed this year?

Fireweed Metals' stock was trading at C$2.71 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FWZ shares have increased by 42.4% and is now trading at C$3.86.

How do I buy shares of Fireweed Metals?

Shares of FWZ stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Fireweed Metals own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Fireweed Metals investors own include Gold Standard Ventures (GSV) and Orla Mining (ORLA).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: CVE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Other Industrial Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: CVE:FWZ
• Previous Symbol: CVE:FWZ
• CIK: N/A
• Web: fireweedmetals.com
• Phone: 604-646-8360
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Fireweed Metals: C$5.25
• High Price Target: C$6.50
• Low Price Target: C$4.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +36.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C($0.21)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -C$36.51 million
• Net Margins: -578,505.72%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -89.56%
• Return on Assets: -44.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.35
• Current Ratio: 4.16
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: C$0.21 per share
• Price / Book: 18.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 226,866,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$875.70 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.60