Yamana Gold Inc. (AUY): Today's Featured Metals & Mining Winner

Yamana Gold (AUY) pushed the Metals & Mining industry higher today making it today's featured metals & mining winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 1.5%. By the end of trading, Yamana Gold rose 27 cents (1.9%) to $14.12 on average volume. Throughout the day, 8.7 million shares of Yamana Gold exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 7.2 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $13.71-$14.24 after having opened the day at $13.74 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $13.85. Other companies within the Metals & Mining industry that increased today were: Ossen Innovation (OSN), up 11.1%, Silver Bull Resources (SVBL), up 8%, China Precision Steel (CPSL), up 7.3%, and Primero Mining (PPP), up 7.1%.

Yamana Gold Inc. engages in the exploration, development, and production of mineral properties, primarily gold. It also explores for copper, molybdenum, zinc, and silver metals. Yamana Gold has a market cap of $10.69 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 18.6, below the average metals & mining industry P/E ratio of 19.4 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 5.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 10 analysts that rate Yamana Gold a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and four rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Yamana Gold as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, good cash flow from operations, expanding profit margins and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.

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On the negative front, Crosshair Energy (CXZ), down 9%, General Steel Holdings (GSI), down 7.5%, James River Coal Company (JRCC), down 7%, and Horsehead Holding Corporation (ZINC), down 7%, were all losers within the metals & mining industry with Tenaris (TS) being today's metals & mining industry loser.

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