Corus Entertainment (TSE:CJR.B) Trading Up 33.3% – Should You Buy?

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Corus Entertainment Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 254.56. The firm has a 50-day moving average of C$0.04 and a 200-day moving average of C$0.06. The stock has a market capitalization of C$7.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.02, a P/E/G ratio of -0.61 and a beta of 1.66.

Corus Entertainment (TSE:CJR.B) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 14th. The company reported C($0.01) earnings per share (EPS) 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, sell-side analysts predict that Corus Entertainment Inc. will post 0.0540541 earnings per share for the current 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.