McEwen (MUX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

McEwen Inc. (NYSE: MUX), formerly known as McEwen Mining Inc., is a precious and base metals mining company focused on the exploration, development and production of gold, silver and copper. The company operates and develops mining projects in Canada, the United States and Argentina.

McEwen’s principal gold assets include the Fox Complex in Ontario, Canada, and the Gold Bar mine in Nevada. The Fox Complex is an underground mining operation in the Timmins region, while Gold Bar is an open-pit, heap-leach operation in central Nevada. The company has also been involved in the San José silver-gold mine in Argentina through a joint venture.

In addition to its precious metals operations, McEwen is advancing the Los Azules copper project in San Juan Province, Argentina, through its McEwen Copper subsidiary. Los Azules is intended to become a large-scale copper development and represents a significant part of the company’s long-term growth strategy. Rob McEwen, the company’s founder and chairman, remains a major shareholder, while Michael Meding serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.32 to $16.25
• 50-Day Range: $15.63 to $21.73
• 52-Week Range: $14.93 to $29.70
• Volume: 883,030 shs
• Average Volume: 1.36 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $995.50 million
• P/E Ratio: 12.88
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $29.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

McEwen Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

McEwen scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 118th out of 227 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

McEwen has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

McEwen has a consensus price target of $29.50, representing about 81.8% upside from its current price of $16.22.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

McEwen has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -16.87%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for McEwen are expected to decrease by -16.87% in the coming year, from $0.83 to $0.69 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of McEwen is 12.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.77.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of McEwen is 12.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.55.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

McEwen has a P/B Ratio of 1.62. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

20.20% of the float of McEwen has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

McEwen has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.78.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in McEwen has recently decreased by 5.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

McEwen does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

McEwen does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, McEwen will have a dividend payout ratio of 1.45% next year. This indicates that McEwen will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.54

News Sentiment

McEwen has a news sentiment score of 0.54. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for McEwen this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for MUX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added McEwen to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% 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, McEwen insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

14.80% of the stock of McEwen is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

17.03% of the stock of McEwen is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Gold
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MUX
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:UXG
• CIK: 314203
• Web: www.mcewenmining.com
• Phone: (647) 258-0395
• Fax: 64-7258-0408
• Employees: 1,981
• Year Founded: 1979

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for McEwen: $29.50
• High Price Target: $31.00
• Low Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +81.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.55
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $34.43 million
• Net Margins: 32.46%
• Pretax Margin: 20.67%
• Return on Equity: 13.48%
• Return on Assets: 9.13%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.17
• Current Ratio: 2.04
• Quick Ratio: 1.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $197.55 million
• Price / Sales: 5.04
• Cash Flow: $1.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.49
• Book Value: $10.03 per share
• Price / Book: 1.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 61,360,000
• Free Float: 52,278,000
• Market Cap: $995.50 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.26