Corus Entertainment (TSE:CJR.B) Shares Up 33.3% – Should You Buy?

Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSE:CJR.B) traded up 33.3% on Saturday . The stock traded as high as C$0.04 and last traded at C$0.04. 603,236 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 121% from the average session volume of 273,527 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$0.03.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CJR.B has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. TD Securities dropped their price objective on Corus Entertainment from C$0.05 to C$0.01 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on Corus Entertainment from C$0.20 to C$0.15 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Corus Entertainment presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of C$0.08.

Corus Entertainment Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of C$7.98 million, a PE ratio of -0.02, a PEG ratio of -0.61 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 254.56. The company has a 50-day moving average of C$0.04 and a 200 day moving average of C$0.06.

Corus Entertainment (TSE:CJR.B) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported C($0.01) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Corus Entertainment had a negative net margin of 51.98% and a negative return on equity of 1,490.58%. The business had revenue of C$267.57 million for the quarter. Equities research analysts predict that Corus Entertainment Inc. will post 0.0540541 EPS for the current year.

Corus Entertainment Company Profile

Corus Entertainment Inc is a media and content company that operates in the diversified media industry. The company has two business segments, which includes television, and radio. The television business segment has a portfolio of television channels. The radio business segment controls a number of stations that cater to both the music, news, and talk radio markets. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in Canada.