Novagold Resources Inc. [AMEX: NG] loss -8.65% or -0.3 points to close at $3.17 with a heavy trading volume of 4984291 shares. The company report on January 24, 2024 at 5:05 PM that NOVAGOLD Reports Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Results.
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The daily chart for NG points out that the company has recorded -29.08% loss over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 1.79M shares, NG reached to a volume of 4984291 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Novagold Resources Inc. [NG]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for NG shares is $7.28 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on NG stock is a recommendation set at 1.67. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
National Bank Financial have made an estimate for Novagold Resources Inc. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on July 20, 2022.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Novagold Resources Inc. is set at 0.17 The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 26416.67, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.39.
Trading performance analysis for NG stock
Novagold Resources Inc. [NG] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -9.94. With this latest performance, NG shares dropped by -11.45% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -29.08% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -53.38% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for NG stock in for the last two-week period is set at 29.05, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 20.13, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 34.75 for Novagold Resources Inc. [NG]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 3.75, while it was recorded at 3.45 for the last single week of trading, and 4.33 for the last 200 days.
Novagold Resources Inc. [NG]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Novagold Resources Inc.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 33.31 and a Current Ratio set at 33.31.
Novagold Resources Inc. [NG]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Novagold Resources Inc. posted -0.04/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at -0.03/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -33.30%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for NG.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Novagold Resources Inc. [NG]
The top three institutional holders of NG stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.3 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2815%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.03 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $176.59 billion in NG stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $156.75 billion in NG stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8325%.
