Earnings Estimates Moving Higher for Taseko Mines (TGB): Time to Buy?

TGB

Taseko Mines Limited (TGB - Free Report) is focused on acquiring ownership of and advancing exploration and related activities on known mineral deposits. The company could be an interesting play for investors because, not only does its stock have decent short-term momentum, but it is seeing solid activity on the earnings estimate revision front as well.

These positive earnings estimate revisions suggest that analysts are becoming more optimistic on TGB’s earnings for the coming quarter and year. In fact, consensus estimates have moved sharply higher for both of these time frames over the past four weeks, suggesting that Taseko Mines could be a solid choice for investors.

Current Quarter Estimates for TGB

In the past 30 days, one estimate has gone higher for Taseko Mines while none have gone lower in the same time period. The trend has been pretty favorable too, with estimates narrowing from a loss of 5 cents a share 30 days ago, to a loss of 2 cents today, a move of 60%.

Current Year Estimates for TGB

Meanwhile, Taseko Mines’s current year figures are also looking quite promising, with one estimate moving higher in the past month, compared to none lower. The consensus estimate trend has also seen a boost for this time frame, narrowing from a loss of 21 cents per share 30 days ago to a loss of 19 cents per share today, an increase of 9.5%.

TASEKO MINES LT Price and Consensus

Bottom Line

The stock has also started to move higher lately, adding 35.5% over the past four weeks, suggesting that investors are starting to take note of this impressive story. So investors may definitely want to consider this Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock to profit in the near future. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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