Western Copper and Gold (TSE:WRN) Given a C$3.00 Price Target by BMO Capital Markets Analysts

Western Copper and Gold (TSE:WRN) (NYSE:WRN) has been assigned a C$3.00 price objective by BMO Capital Markets in a research report issued on Thursday,BayStreet.CA reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. BMO Capital Markets’ price objective points to a potential upside of 100.00% from the stock’s previous close.

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group raised Western Copper and Gold to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Western Copper and Gold currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of C$3.69.

Western Copper and Gold Stock Up 2.7 %

TSE WRN opened at C$1.50 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 28.49 and a quick ratio of 5.52. The stock has a market capitalization of C$297.33 million, a PE ratio of -37.50 and a beta of 2.04. Western Copper and Gold has a 1 year low of C$1.27 and a 1 year high of C$2.27. The business’s 50-day moving average is C$1.52 and its 200 day moving average is C$1.56.

Insider Buying and Selling at Western Copper and Gold

In other news, Senior Officer Paul George West-Sells sold 100,000 shares of Western Copper and Gold stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$1.54, for a total value of C$153,600.00. Insiders own 16.29% of the company’s stock.

About Western Copper and Gold

Western Copper & Gold Corp is a Canada-based exploration-stage company. It is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and future development of resource properties. The company is developing the Casino project into Canada’s premier copper-gold mine. It holds significant gold, copper reserves in its Casino project located in the Yukon, Canada.