Corus Entertainment (TSE:CJR.B) Shares Up 33.3% – Still a Buy?

Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSE:CJR.B) rose 33.3% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as C$0.04 and last traded at C$0.04. Approximately 603,236 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 121% from the average daily volume of 273,527 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$0.03.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CJR.B has been the topic of several analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on Corus Entertainment from C$0.20 to C$0.15 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. TD Securities lowered their target price on Corus Entertainment from C$0.05 to C$0.01 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of C$0.08.

Corus Entertainment Trading Up 33.3%

The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is C$0.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$0.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 254.56. The stock has a market cap of C$7.98 million, a P/E ratio of -0.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.61 and a beta of 1.66.

Corus Entertainment (TSE:CJR.B) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported C($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of C$267.57 million for the quarter. Corus Entertainment had a negative return on equity of 1,490.58% and a negative net margin of 51.98%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Corus Entertainment Inc. will post 0.0540541 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Corus Entertainment Company Profile

Corus Entertainment Inc is a media and content company that operates in the diversified media industry. The company has two business segments, which includes television, and radio. The television business segment has a portfolio of television channels. The radio business segment controls a number of stations that cater to both the music, news, and talk radio markets. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in Canada.