Brokerages Set Novagold Resources Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:NG) Target Price at $13.26

Shares of Novagold Resources Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:NGGet Free Report) (TSE:NG) have been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the nine research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $13.26.

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on NG shares. Zacks Research raised shares of Novagold Resources from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Novagold Resources from $18.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Canaccord Genuity Group started coverage on shares of Novagold Resources in a research note on Friday, March 27th. They issued a “speculative buy” rating and a $13.00 target price on the stock. Scotiabank raised shares of Novagold Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley started coverage on shares of Novagold Resources in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $13.80 target price on the stock.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in Novagold Resources by 29.2% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 8,159,352 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $71,802,000 after acquiring an additional 1,842,582 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Novagold Resources by 23.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,587,516 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $128,840,000 after acquiring an additional 2,815,780 shares during the last quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL boosted its stake in Novagold Resources by 89.5% during the 3rd quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL now owns 1,080,198 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $9,506,000 after acquiring an additional 510,253 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its stake in Novagold Resources by 12.8% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 17,666,000 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $155,461,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in Novagold Resources by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 905,975 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $8,009,000 after acquiring an additional 69,249 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 57.56% of the company’s stock.

Novagold Resources Stock Down 4.5%

Shares of NYSEAMERICAN NG opened at $7.22 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.17 billion, a PE ratio of -27.77 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a current ratio of 88.72, a quick ratio of 88.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. Novagold Resources has a 1 year low of $3.61 and a 1 year high of $14.40. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $8.41 and its 200-day moving average is $9.48.

About Novagold Resources

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Novagold Resources Inc is a mineral exploration and development company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm is focused on advancing large-scale precious metals projects through disciplined project management, environmental stewardship and community engagement. Novagold maintains a lean corporate structure while leveraging partnerships and industry expertise to advance its projects toward production.

The company’s flagship asset is the Donlin Gold project in Alaska, a 50/50 joint venture with Barrick Gold Corporation.

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