i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) Stock Price Up 5.6% – Time to Buy?

Shares of i-80 Gold Corp. (NYSE:IAUX) rose 5.6% on Friday . The stock traded as high as $1.4050 and last traded at $1.4050. Approximately 3,836,908 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 71% from the average daily volume of 13,055,868 shares. The stock had previously closed at $1.33.

i-80 Gold Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.20 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.90 and a beta of 1.10. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $1.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $1.36.

Institutional Trading of i-80 Gold

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of i-80 Gold in the third quarter worth approximately $22,877,000. Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC bought a new position in i-80 Gold during the second quarter valued at approximately $6,909,000. Amundi boosted its holdings in i-80 Gold by 8,598.4% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 10,872,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,875,000 after purchasing an additional 10,747,975 shares during the last quarter. NewGen Asset Management Ltd purchased a new stake in i-80 Gold in the second quarter worth approximately $5,206,000. Finally, Eschler Asset Management LLP bought a new stake in i-80 Gold in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $4,488,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.31% of the company’s stock.

About i-80 Gold

i-80 Gold Corp. is a Canadian-focused gold exploration, development and production company with a strategic emphasis on precious metal assets in the state of Nevada, USA. The company pursues a district-scale approach, seeking to consolidate under-explored gold belts and advance resource-stage projects toward commercial production. Its core objective is to build a balanced portfolio of operating and development assets that generate cash flow while supporting ongoing exploration.

The company’s flagship asset is the 100%-owned Ruby Hill complex in Humboldt County, Nevada, which encompasses multiple gold and silver deposits at various stages of technical study and permitting.