Ascot Resources (TSE:AOT) Trading 24.4% Higher – Should You Buy?

Shares of Ascot Resources Ltd. (TSE:AOT) shot up 24.4% during mid-day trading on Saturday . The company traded as high as C$0.14 and last traded at C$0.14. 2,539,700 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 99% from the average session volume of 1,276,137 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$0.11.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of Ascot Resources from C$0.50 to C$0.15 in a report on Friday.

Ascot Resources Stock Up 24.4 %

The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is C$0.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$0.17. The company has a market capitalization of C$133.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.27 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.67, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a current ratio of 0.23.

Ascot Resources Company Profile

Ascot Resources Ltd is a development and exploration company. It is a focused gold and silver explorer with a portfolio of advanced and grassroots projects in the Golden Triangle region of British Columbia. It holds an interest in Premier Gold Project and Red Mountain Project. The company also has two other properties; Swamp Point, an aggregate project located in British Columbia on the Portland Canal, and Mt.