West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources (WHY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources Ltd. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in British Columbia, Canada. The company explores for gold, nickel, silica, and magnesium deposits. Its flagship property is its 100% owned Record Ridge property comprising 29 contiguous mineral claims, eight crown-granted claims, and one privately owned claim covering an area of 8,972 hectares located near southwest of the city of Rossland, British Columbia. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$0.30 to C$0.32
• 50-Day Range: C$0.31 to C$0.39
• 52-Week Range: C$0.30 to C$0.86
• Volume: 163,902 shs
• Average Volume: 69,347 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$37.10 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.62%
• Price Target: C$1.56
• Consensus Rating: Buy

West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources scored higher than 49% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources has a consensus price target of C$1.56, representing about 403.2% upside from its current price of C$0.31.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources 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 West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources is -7.75, 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 West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources is -7.75, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WHY.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.62%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.75

News Sentiment

West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for WHY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -85% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

26.93% of the stock of West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.03% of the stock of West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: CVE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Other Industrial Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: CVE:WHY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.whyresources.com
• Phone: +1-403-6603488
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources: C$1.56
• High Price Target: C$1.56
• Low Price Target: C$1.56
• Potential Upside/Downside: +403.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C($0.04)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -C$3.93 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 71.30%
• Return on Assets: -81.18%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: -110.28
• Current Ratio: 0.08
• Quick Ratio: 0.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: C$0.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.21
• Book Value: C($0.05) per share
• Price / Book: -5.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 119,689,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$37.10 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.69