Azimut Exploration (CVE:AZM) Stock Price Down 17% – Here’s Why

Azimut Exploration Inc. (CVE:AZM) shares dropped 17% during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as C$0.70 and last traded at C$0.78. Approximately 1,181,359 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 560% from the average daily volume of 178,968 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$0.94.

Key Azimut Exploration News

Here are the key news stories impacting Azimut Exploration this week:

• Positive Sentiment: The company reported a confirmed, significant gold discovery at the Rosa zone, which increases near‑term exploration upside and could materially expand the project’s prospectivity; this kind of discovery typically attracts investor interest and rerates exploration-stage names. Azimut Exploration Confirms Significant Gold Discovery at Rosa, Wabamisk Property, James Bay, Québec
• Positive Sentiment: Strong balance-sheet metrics (high current and quick ratios, very low debt) mean Azimut is better positioned than many juniors to fund follow-up drilling without immediate dilution, supporting the company’s ability to advance the discovery. Azimut Exploration Confirms Significant Gold Discovery at Rosa, Wabamisk Property, James Bay, Québec
• Neutral Sentiment: Discovery is an early-stage advancement — value depends on follow-up drilling, resource delineation and metallurgy; timelines and capital needs for conversion to a resource remain uncertain. Azimut Exploration Confirms Significant Gold Discovery at Rosa, Wabamisk Property, James Bay, Québec
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the news, the stock moved lower with a large volume spike versus its average — this may reflect profit-taking, short-term technical selling (price below the 50‑day moving average) or investor caution until follow-up assay/drill plans and timelines are clarified. Azimut Exploration Confirms Significant Gold Discovery at Rosa, Wabamisk Property, James Bay, Québec

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded Azimut Exploration from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Azimut Exploration has an average rating of “Hold”.

Azimut Exploration Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of C$78.57 million, a PE ratio of -37.14 and a beta of 1.87. The stock has a fifty day moving average of C$0.85 and a 200-day moving average of C$0.76. The company has a quick ratio of 5.50, a current ratio of 3.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

Insider Buying and Selling at Azimut Exploration

In related news, insider Jonathan Rosset bought 35,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 31st. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$0.76 per share, with a total value of C$26,600.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider owned 655,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$497,800. This trade represents a 5.65% increase in their position. Company insiders own 16.63% of the company’s stock.

About Azimut Exploration

Azimut Exploration Inc engages in the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation of mineral properties in Canada. The company explores for copper, gold, base metals, chromium, nickel, diamond, tellurium, bismuth, tungsten, tin, molybdenum, rhenium, indium, rare earth elements, uranium, zinc, silver, cobalt, and platinum group elements. Its 100% owned flagship project is the Elmer gold project located in the James Bay region. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Longueuil, Canada.