Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) Shares Gap Down – Here’s Why

Endeavour Silver Corporation (NYSE:EXK) (TSE:EDR) gapped down prior to trading on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $13.16, but opened at $11.38. Endeavour Silver shares last traded at $11.9220, with a volume of 3,657,609 shares.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on EXK. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $11.00 target price on Endeavour Silver in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Cibc Captl Mkts raised Endeavour Silver from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Zacks Research upgraded Endeavour Silver from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Endeavour Silver in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Endeavour Silver in a research note on Monday, January 19th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Endeavour Silver currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $13.88.

Endeavour Silver Stock Down 11.7%

The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The firm has a market cap of $3.43 billion, a PE ratio of -34.33 and a beta of 1.23. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $10.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $7.97.

Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) (TSE:EDR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 7th. The mining company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by ($0.06). Endeavour Silver had a negative return on equity of 1.34% and a negative net margin of 31.18%.The company had revenue of $111.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $162.05 million. On average, equities research analysts expect that Endeavour Silver Corporation will post -0.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Endeavour Silver

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EXK. Millennium Management LLC increased its holdings in Endeavour Silver by 13.3% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 2,455,127 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $10,483,000 after acquiring an additional 289,096 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new stake in Endeavour Silver during the first quarter valued at $100,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Endeavour Silver by 133.1% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,309,093 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $5,590,000 after buying an additional 747,556 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its position in Endeavour Silver by 162.6% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 527,300 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $2,252,000 after purchasing an additional 326,508 shares during the period. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lifted its stake in shares of Endeavour Silver by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 73,651 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $362,000 after purchasing an additional 2,129 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 20.06% of the company’s stock.

About Endeavour Silver

Endeavour Silver Corp. is a Vancouver-based precious metals mining company focused on the acquisition, development and operation of silver and gold properties in Mexico. Publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker EXK, the company has positioned itself as a mid-tier producer with a portfolio of high-grade, operating mines and exploration assets in key mineral belts.

Endeavour Silver’s core business activities revolve around four principal underground mines located in the states of Durango, Zacatecas, Guanajuato and Jalisco.