Barclays analyst Matt Murphy maintained a Hold rating on Barrick Gold (GOLD) on October 19 and set a price target of $28.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $27.07.
According to TipRanks.com, Murphy is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 10.0% and a 66.3% success rate. Murphy covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Wheaton Precious Metals, First Quantum Minerals, and Freeport-McMoRan.
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Barrick Gold with a $32.92 average price target, representing a 21.4% upside. In a report issued on October 19, National Bank also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a C$44.00 price target.
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The company has a one-year high of $31.22 and a one-year low of $12.65. Currently, Barrick Gold has an average volume of 17.85M.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 29 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of GOLD in relation to earlier this year.
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Barrick Gold Corp. engages in the production and sale of gold and copper, as well as related activities such as exploration and mine development. It operates through the following segments: Barrick Nevada, Veladero, Pueblo Viejo, Lagunas Norte, Turquoise Ridge, Acacia, and Pascua-Lama. The company was founded by Peter D. Munk in 1983 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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