McEwen Mining (NYSE:MUX) Lowered to Sell Rating by StockNews.com

StockNews.com lowered shares of McEwen Mining (NYSE:MUXFree Report) (TSE:MUX) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note released on Thursday morning.

MUX has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Roth Mkm decreased their target price on shares of McEwen Mining from $12.75 to $12.25 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. HC Wainwright raised their price objective on McEwen Mining from $15.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th.

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McEwen Mining Price Performance

Shares of MUX stock opened at $8.42 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.80. The company has a market cap of $445.63 million, a P/E ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. McEwen Mining has a twelve month low of $5.92 and a twelve month high of $12.50.

McEwen Mining (NYSE:MUXGet Free Report) (TSE:MUX) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The basic materials company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by ($0.08). McEwen Mining had a return on equity of 20.77% and a net margin of 51.31%. The company had revenue of $52.25 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $48.60 million. During the same period last year, the company posted ($0.39) EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that McEwen Mining will post -0.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On McEwen Mining

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in MUX. Tidal Investments LLC acquired a new stake in McEwen Mining during the 1st quarter worth about $1,348,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in McEwen Mining by 41.3% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 196,910 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,808,000 after purchasing an additional 57,600 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC bought a new stake in McEwen Mining in the third quarter worth approximately $99,000. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its stake in McEwen Mining by 3.3% in the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,118,520 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $19,448,000 after buying an additional 67,885 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of McEwen Mining by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 616,066 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $6,074,000 after buying an additional 6,082 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 17.03% of the company’s stock.

McEwen Mining Company Profile

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McEwen Mining Inc engages in the exploration, development, production, and sale of gold and silver. It also explores for copper deposits. The company owns 100% interests in the El Gallo and Fenix projects located in Mexico; and the Black Fox Mine and Stock Mill, Grey Fox, and Froome and Tamarack properties in Canada.

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