First Majestic Silver (TSE:FR) Share Price Passes Above Fifty Day Moving Average of $8.02

Shares of First Majestic Silver Corp. (TSE:FR) (NYSE:AG) crossed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of C$8.02 and traded as high as C$9.57. First Majestic Silver shares last traded at C$9.47, with a volume of 899,785 shares traded.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on FR shares. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on First Majestic Silver from C$8.00 to C$7.50 in a research note on Monday, February 26th. Cormark cut their target price on First Majestic Silver from C$8.00 to C$7.00 in a research note on Monday, February 26th. Finally, TD Securities dropped their price objective on First Majestic Silver from C$8.00 to C$7.50 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 18th.

First Majestic Silver Stock Up 1.4 %

The firm has a market cap of C$2.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.77, a PEG ratio of 0.14 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 2.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.89. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of C$8.09 and a 200-day moving average price of C$7.53.

First Majestic Silver (TSE:FR) (NYSE:AG) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 22nd. The mining company reported C($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of C($0.05) by C$0.01. First Majestic Silver had a negative return on equity of 9.76% and a negative net margin of 23.55%. The firm had revenue of C$186.46 million for the quarter. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that First Majestic Silver Corp. will post 0.013104 EPS for the current year.

First Majestic Silver Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 14th were paid a dividend of $0.006 per share. This represents a $0.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.25%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 13th. First Majestic Silver’s dividend payout ratio is presently -4.62%.

First Majestic Silver Company Profile

First Majestic Silver Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of mineral properties with a focus on silver and gold production in North America. Its projects include the San Dimas mine covering an area of approximately 71,867 hectares located in Durango State, Mexico; the Santa Elena that covers an area of approximately 102,244 hectares located in Sonora State, México; and the La Encantada covering an area of approximately 4,076 hectares located in Coahuila State, México.