Rio Silver (CVE:RYO) Trading 18.9% Higher – Should You Buy?

Rio Silver Inc. (CVE:RYO) shares traded up 18.9% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as C$0.68 and last traded at C$0.63. 645,665 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 391% from the average session volume of 131,471 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$0.53.

Rio Silver Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of C$24.66 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.50 and a beta of 0.13. The stock has a 50-day moving average of C$0.56 and a 200 day moving average of C$0.34.

Rio Silver Company Profile

Rio Silver Inc engages in the acquisition, evaluation, and development of mineral properties in Canada and Peru. The company explores for precious and base metal deposits. Its flagship project is the Niñobamba silver gold project that covers an area of 4,490 hectares located in the Department of Ayacucho, Peru. The company was formerly known as Escape Gold Inc and changed its name to Rio Silver Inc in October 2011. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.