Western Copper and Gold (WRN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Western Copper and Gold Corporation is a mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing the Casino Project in Yukon, Canada. The company’s primary objective is to develop the project as a potential open-pit mining operation.

The Casino Project is a large copper-gold-molybdenum deposit that also contains silver. Western Copper and Gold is responsible for exploration, engineering, environmental assessment, permitting and other development activities related to the project. The company does not currently operate producing mines.

Western Copper and Gold’s activities are concentrated in the Yukon, where the Casino Project is located in the traditional territories of the Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin and Selkirk First Nations. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Paul West-Sells and is listed on the NYSE American and Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol WRN.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.06 to $2.12
• 50-Day Range: $2.04 to $2.62
• 52-Week Range: $1.86 to $4.26
• Volume: 694,610 shs
• Average Volume: 1.20 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $475.19 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $5.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Western Copper and Gold Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Western Copper and Gold scored higher than 62% 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

Western Copper and Gold has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Western Copper and Gold has a consensus price target of $5.50, representing about 161.9% upside from its current price of $2.10.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Western Copper and Gold has only been the subject of 2 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 Western Copper and Gold is -105.00, 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 Western Copper and Gold is -105.00, 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

Western Copper and Gold has a P/B Ratio of 3.09. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.76% of the float of Western Copper and Gold has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Western Copper and Gold has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Western Copper and Gold has recently decreased by 12.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Western Copper and Gold does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Western Copper and Gold does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.55

News Sentiment

Western Copper and Gold has a news sentiment score of 0.55. 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 0.39 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Western Copper and Gold this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Western Copper and Gold to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Western Copper and Gold insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.60% of the stock of Western Copper and Gold is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

21.96% of the stock of Western Copper and Gold is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/03/2017
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSEAMERICAN
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Copper
• Current Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:WRN
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:WRN
• CIK: 1364125
• Web: www.westerncopperandgold.com
• Phone: (604) 684-9497
• Fax: 604-669-2926
• Employees: 16
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Western Copper and Gold: $5.50
• High Price Target: $5.75
• Low Price Target: $5.25
• Potential Upside/Downside: +161.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.03)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$2.23 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -2.57%
• Return on Assets: -2.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 31.48
• Quick Ratio: 31.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.68 per share
• Price / Book: 3.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 226,280,000
• Free Float: 215,867,000
• Market Cap: $475.19 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.31