Corus Entertainment (TSE:CJR.B) Stock Price Up 33.3% – Time to Buy?

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CJR.B has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on shares of Corus Entertainment from C$0.20 to C$0.15 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. TD Securities lowered their target price on shares of Corus Entertainment from C$0.05 to C$0.01 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Corus Entertainment presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of C$0.08.

Corus Entertainment Stock Performance

The company’s 50-day moving average price is C$0.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$0.06. The company has a market capitalization of C$7.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.02, a PEG ratio of -0.61 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 254.56, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.70.

Corus Entertainment (TSE:CJR.B) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported C($0.01) 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 firm had revenue of C$267.57 million for the quarter. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Corus Entertainment Inc. will post 0.0540541 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Corus Entertainment

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.