NovaGold Resources (TSE:NG) Trading Down 10.5% – Time to Sell?

NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSE:NGGet Free Report) dropped 10.5% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as C$8.99 and last traded at C$9.20. 569,243 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 13% from the average daily volume of 652,997 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$10.28.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Scotiabank raised NovaGold Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group upgraded NovaGold Resources to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and two have issued a Buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NovaGold Resources currently has an average rating of “Strong Buy” and an average price target of C$18.00.

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NovaGold Resources Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of C$3.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -34.27 and a beta of 3.41. The business’s 50 day moving average is C$11.62 and its 200 day moving average is C$13.05.

NovaGold Resources (TSE:NGGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 1st. The company reported C($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter.

About NovaGold Resources

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NOVAGOLD is a well-financed precious metals company focused on the development of the Donlin Gold project in Alaska, one of the safest mining jurisdictions in the world. With approximately 40 million ounces of gold in the Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource categories (560 million tonnes at an average grade of approximately 2.22 grams per tonne, in the Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource categories on a 100% basis)5, inclusive of Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves, the Donlin Gold project is regarded to be one of the largest, highest-grade, and most prospective known open-pit gold deposits in the world.

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