Contango ORE (CTGO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Contango ORE, Inc. is an Alaska-focused mineral exploration and development company engaged primarily in the discovery and advancement of gold and other precious-metal assets. The company’s activities include geological exploration, resource evaluation, permitting and project development.

Contango’s principal asset is its interest in the Peak Gold joint venture in Alaska, which includes the Manh Choh gold project near Tok. Under the joint venture structure, Contango owns a minority interest while Kinross Gold Corporation serves as operator. Ore from Manh Choh is transported for processing at Kinross’ Fort Knox mill near Fairbanks. The project began producing gold in 2024.

The company also holds exploration properties in Alaska, including the Lucky Shot project in the Yentna mining district. Contango’s strategy is centered on advancing its existing projects while evaluating additional mineral opportunities in the state. The company is led by Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse, who serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.12 to $15.50
• 50-Day Range: $14.55 to $21.00
• 52-Week Range: $14.12 to $34.38
• Volume: 675,701 shs
• Average Volume: 382,328 shs
• Market Capitalization: $487.43 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $32.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Contango ORE Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Contango ORE scored higher than 53% 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: 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 $32.00, representing about 119.9% upside from its current price of $14.55.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Contango ORE 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 Contango ORE is -4.95, 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 -4.95, 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 8.66. 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

8.21% 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 5.43.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Contango ORE has recently decreased by 8.48%, 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: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Contango ORE has a news sentiment score of 1.36. 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.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for CTGO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% 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 14% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Contango ORE insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 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: 10/14/2026
• 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: $32.00
• High Price Target: $32.00
• Low Price Target: $32.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +119.9%
• 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: 36.38
• 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: $4.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.13
• Book Value: $1.68 per share
• Price / Book: 8.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 33,500,000
• Free Float: 31,693,000
• Market Cap: $487.43 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.13