First Majestic Silver (TSE:FR) Stock Crosses Above 50-Day Moving Average of $7.51

First Majestic Silver Corp. (TSE:FR) (NYSE:AG)’s share price crossed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of C$7.51 and traded as high as C$10.75. First Majestic Silver shares last traded at C$10.31, with a volume of 1,340,723 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

First Majestic Silver Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.89, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 2.57. The stock has a market cap of C$2.70 billion, a P/E ratio of -15.03, a P/E/G ratio of 0.14 and a beta of 1.28. The business’s 50-day moving average price is C$7.57 and its 200-day moving average price is C$7.41.

First Majestic Silver (TSE:FR) (NYSE:AG) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 expect that First Majestic Silver Corp. will post 0.013104 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

First Majestic Silver Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Investors 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 currently -4.62%.

About First Majestic Silver

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.