Banyan Gold (CVE:BYN) Reaches New 12-Month High – What’s Next?

Banyan Gold Corp. (CVE:BYNGet Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as C$2.12 and last traded at C$2.08, with a volume of 1368113 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at C$1.97.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Desjardins set a C$3.00 price target on Banyan Gold and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Banyan Gold presently has an average rating of “Strong Buy” and a consensus target price of C$2.62.

Check Out Our Latest Analysis on BYN

Banyan Gold Stock Up 5.8%

The company has a market cap of C$929.78 million, a P/E ratio of -521.25 and a beta of 2.80. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of C$1.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$1.46.

Insider Buying and Selling at Banyan Gold

In other news, Director David Rutt sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$1.50, for a total value of C$75,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 2,774,224 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$4,161,336. The trade was a 1.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Insiders sold a total of 170,000 shares of company stock worth $251,400 over the last three months. 17.73% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Banyan Gold

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Banyan Gold Corp. engages in the exploration and development of precious metals. The company explores for gold and silver deposits. It holds 100% interest in the AurMac project that consists of 506 quartz mineral claims covering an area of approximately 9,230 hectares located in the Mayo Mining District, Yukon Territory; Hyland gold project comprises of 927 quartz mineral claims covering an area of totaling 18,620 hectares located in the Watson Lake Mining District, Yukon Territory; and Nitra gold project, which consists of 1,442 claims covering an area of approximately 296 square kilometers located in the Mayo Mining District, Yukon Territory.

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