Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX): Today's Featured Metals & Mining Laggard
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) pushed the Metals & Mining industry lower today making it today's featured Metals & Mining laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 1.4%. By the end of trading, Barrick Gold Corporation fell $0.54 (-2.7%) to $19.15 on average volume. Throughout the day, 17,214,470 shares of Barrick Gold Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 18,664,600 shares. The stock ranged in price between $19.01-$19.44 after having opened the day at $19.37 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $19.69. Other companies within the Metals & Mining industry that declined today were:
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), down 19.1%,
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), down 12.8%,
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), down 9.7% and
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), down 8.7%.
Barrick Gold Corporation engages in the production and sale of gold and copper. It is also involved in exploration and mine development activities. Barrick Gold Corporation has a market cap of $19.4 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are down 43.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 4 analysts that rate Barrick Gold Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 15 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Barrick Gold Corporation
as a
. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its feeble growth in its earnings per share, deteriorating net income, generally high debt management risk, disappointing return on equity and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself.
- You can view the full Barrick Gold Corporation Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 9.8%,
United States Antimony Corporation
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), up 9.3%,
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), up 5.8% and
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), up 5.1%.
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) while those bearish on the metals & mining industry could consider
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