Nortec Minerals (CVE:NVT) Shares Up 50% – Time to Buy?

Shares of Nortec Minerals Corp. (CVE:NVT) rose 50% during mid-day trading on Saturday . The stock traded as high as C$0.05 and last traded at C$0.05. Approximately 665,000 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 164% from the average daily volume of 251,538 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$0.03.

Nortec Minerals Trading Up 50.0%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.23, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.90. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of C$0.03 and a 200 day moving average price of C$0.02. The company has a market cap of C$2.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.00 and a beta of 2.81.

Nortec Minerals Company Profile

Nortec Minerals Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. The company explores for gold, zinc, copper, lead, silver, and lithium deposits. It holds interests in the Tammela project located in southwest Finland; the Sturgeon Lake VMS property located in Ontario, Canada; and the Mattagami River zinc project located in Ontario, Canada. The company was formerly known as Nortec Ventures Corp. and changed its name to Nortec Minerals Corp. in January 2010. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.