Banyan Gold (CVE:BYN) Trading Down 7.5% – Should You Sell?

Banyan Gold Corp. (CVE:BYN) shares fell 7.5% on Monday . The company traded as low as C$1.96 and last traded at C$1.96. 1,619,907 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 92% from the average daily volume of 845,122 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$2.12.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on BYN shares. Desjardins set a C$3.00 target price on Banyan Gold and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 11th. National Bank Financial set a C$3.00 price target on shares of Banyan Gold and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Scotiabank set a C$3.00 price objective on shares of Banyan Gold and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and three have given a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of C$2.81.

Banyan Gold Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of C$865.12 million, a PE ratio of -485.00 and a beta of 2.80. The business’s 50-day moving average price is C$1.70 and its 200 day moving average price is C$1.48.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director David Rutt sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$1.50, for a total transaction of C$75,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,774,224 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$4,161,336. The trade was a 1.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 170,000 shares of company stock worth $251,400. Company insiders own 17.73% of the company’s stock.

About Banyan Gold

Banyan Gold Corp. engages in the exploration and development of precious metals. The company explores for gold and silver deposits. It holds 100% interest in the AurMac project that consists of 506 quartz mineral claims covering an area of approximately 9,230 hectares located in the Mayo Mining District, Yukon Territory; Hyland gold project comprises of 927 quartz mineral claims covering an area of totaling 18,620 hectares located in the Watson Lake Mining District, Yukon Territory; and Nitra gold project, which consists of 1,442 claims covering an area of approximately 296 square kilometers located in the Mayo Mining District, Yukon Territory.