McEwen (NYSE:MUX) Director Sells $59,375.75 in Stock

McEwen Inc. (NYSE:MUXGet Free Report) (TSE:MUX) Director Richard Brissenden sold 3,275 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.13, for a total transaction of $59,375.75. Following the transaction, the director owned 18,022 shares in the company, valued at $326,738.86. This represents a 15.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

McEwen Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:MUX opened at $18.89 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.13 billion, a PE ratio of 16.01 and a beta of 1.21. McEwen Inc. has a 1 year low of $9.82 and a 1 year high of $29.70. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $20.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.25.

McEwen (NYSE:MUXGet Free Report) (TSE:MUX) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.15. McEwen had a return on equity of 13.65% and a net margin of 31.40%.The company had revenue of $74.05 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $67.32 million. Analysts expect that McEwen Inc. will post 1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on MUX. Weiss Ratings downgraded McEwen from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Wall Street Zen cut McEwen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 17th. HC Wainwright increased their price target on McEwen from $21.50 to $29.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. Zacks Research raised shares of McEwen from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Roth Mkm boosted their price objective on shares of McEwen from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $29.83.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On McEwen

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of McEwen by 1,347.7% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 534,824 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $10,921,000 after acquiring an additional 497,882 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its stake in McEwen by 45.7% during the 1st quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 60,857 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,243,000 after purchasing an additional 19,077 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in McEwen by 6.1% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 275,384 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $5,623,000 after purchasing an additional 15,886 shares during the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP bought a new stake in McEwen in the 1st quarter valued at $206,000. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund acquired a new stake in McEwen in the 1st quarter worth $271,000. 17.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

McEwen Company Profile

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McEwen Mining Inc (NYSE: MUX) is a Canada-based precious metals company focused on the exploration, development and production of gold, silver and copper. Headquartered in Toronto, the company pursues a diversified portfolio of assets across the Americas, with operations and projects spanning Argentina, Mexico, Canada and the United States. McEwen Mining employs an integrated approach that combines in-house technical expertise with strategic partnerships to advance its assets from resource definition through to commercial production.

The company’s flagship producing asset is the San José mine in Argentina, a high-grade silver-gold operation.

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