Oroco Resource (CVE:OCO) Shares Down 22.3% – Should You Sell?
by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat GemOroco Resource Corp. (CVE:OCO – Get Free Report) dropped 22.3% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as C$0.49 and last traded at C$0.51. Approximately 6,088,782 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 129% from the average daily volume of 2,664,343 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$0.65.
Key Oroco Resource News
Here are the key news stories impacting Oroco Resource this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AmericanBankingNews highlighted a sharp intraday rally in Oroco shares, attributing the move to renewed investor interest and media attention that drove a large short-term price spike. Oroco Resource (CVE:OCO) Shares Up 49.4% – Here’s Why
- Neutral Sentiment: Liquidity and leverage are mixed: Oroco shows a high quick ratio (5.79) indicating cash/near-cash coverage of short-term liabilities, but the current ratio (0.78) is below 1, signaling potential short-term working-capital pressure. These metrics temper but do not negate the speculative price action.
- Neutral Sentiment: Valuation and scale: market cap is ~C$115.6M and the company reports a negative P/E (loss-making), consistent with a junior exploration/mining profile — investors should treat volatility as driven more by news/speculation than by earnings fundamentals.
- Negative Sentiment: Technical/flow risk: the stock is trading lower today on outsized volume (well above the average), suggesting profit-taking or a pullback after the earlier spike. The share price sits within a wide 12‑month range (C$0.23–C$0.67) and near short-term moving averages (50-day ~C$0.34, 200-day ~C$0.32), so further volatility is likely.
- Negative Sentiment: Operational risk: debt-to-equity (~0.54) and a negative earnings profile mean any follow-through positive news is needed to sustain gains; absent confirmatory corporate releases (drill results, updated resource, JV, financing), rallies can be short-lived.
Oroco Resource Trading Down 30.0%
The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 5.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The stock has a market capitalization of C$115.59 million, a P/E ratio of -33.00 and a beta of -0.28. The company has a 50-day moving average price of C$0.34 and a 200 day moving average price of C$0.32.
Oroco Resource Company Profile
Oroco Resource Corp., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in Mexico. It explores for gold, silver, and copper deposits. The company primarily focuses on the Santo Tomas porphyry copper project located in Sinaloa State. It also holds 100% interests in the Xochipala project that includes Celia Gene and Celia Generosa contiguous mineral concessions covering an area of 193 hectares located in Guerrero; and the Salvador property that covers an area of 100 hectares located in Guerrero.