WildBrain (TSE:WILD) Stock Price Up 4.5% – Still a Buy?

WildBrain Ltd. (TSE:WILD) shares shot up 4.5% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as C$1.40 and last traded at C$1.40. Approximately 85,269 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 27% from the average session volume of 116,982 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$1.34.

WildBrain Stock Down 2.1%

The company has a market capitalization of C$292.93 million, a P/E ratio of 0.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.85 and a beta of -0.75. The company has a 50-day moving average of C$1.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$1.37. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.13.

WildBrain (TSE:WILD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported C$1.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. WildBrain had a net margin of 94.08% and a negative return on equity of 3,531.06%. The company had revenue of C$61.20 million during the quarter. On average, research analysts predict that WildBrain Ltd. will post 0.0369572 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at WildBrain

In related news, insider Joshua Charles Scherba purchased 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$1.37 per share, with a total value of C$137,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 897,132 shares in the company, valued at C$1,229,070.84. This trade represents a 12.54% increase in their position. Over the last quarter, insiders purchased 135,000 shares of company stock valued at $181,975. Insiders own 1.32% of the company’s stock.

About WildBrain

At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. A leader in 360° franchise management-spanning Content Creation, Audience Engagement and Global Licensing-our mission is to cultivate and grow love for our own and partner brands through exceptional entertainment experiences. Home to such franchises as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi, we produce such acclaimed series as The Snoopy Show,¿Snoopy in Space,¿Camp Snoopy, Teletubbies Let’s Go!, Yo Gabba GabbaLand!, Sonic Prime and Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City.