Capstone Copper Corp. (TSE:CS) Given Consensus Rating of “Buy” by Analysts

Capstone Copper Corp. (TSE:CS) has earned a consensus rating of “Buy” from the eight analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is C$9.63.

CS has been the topic of a number of research reports. TD Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Capstone Copper from C$8.50 to C$9.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 23rd. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on shares of Capstone Copper from C$9.50 to C$13.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 17th. CIBC boosted their price objective on shares of Capstone Copper from C$8.00 to C$10.50 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 17th. Stifel Nicolaus set a C$9.00 price objective on shares of Capstone Copper and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 26th. Finally, Eight Capital upped their price target on shares of Capstone Copper from C$9.00 to C$11.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday.

Insider Activity at Capstone Copper

In related news, Director Darren Murvin Pylot sold 83,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of C$8.14, for a total value of C$680,228.12. In related news, Director Darren Murvin Pylot sold 83,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of C$8.14, for a total value of C$680,228.12. Also, Director Gordon James Bell acquired 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 28th. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$7.06 per share, with a total value of C$141,140.00. 17.24% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Capstone Copper Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of TSE CS opened at C$9.04 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of C$6.81 billion, a P/E ratio of -43.05, a P/E/G ratio of -0.09 and a beta of 2.32. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of C$8.11 and a 200 day moving average price of C$6.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 44.25, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.13. Capstone Copper has a 52-week low of C$4.40 and a 52-week high of C$9.80.

Capstone Copper (TSE:CS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 22nd. The mining company reported C$0.02 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of C$0.02. The company had revenue of C$481.57 million during the quarter. Capstone Copper had a negative net margin of 7.56% and a negative return on equity of 3.99%. Analysts expect that Capstone Copper will post 0.3505466 EPS for the current year.

About Capstone Copper

Capstone Copper Corp. operates as a copper mining company in the United States, Chile, and Mexico. It primarily explores for copper, silver, zinc, and other metals. The company owns 100% interests in Pinto Valley copper mine located in the Arizona, the United States; Mantos Blancos copper-silver mine located in the Region of Antofagasta, Chile; Santo Domingo copper-iron-gold-cobalt project located in the Atacama region, Chile; and Cozamin copper-silver mine located in the Zacatecas, Mexico.