Stocks to Watch: Asanko Gold Inc. (AKG) and Libbey Inc. (LBY) on the Marquee

The price of Asanko Gold Inc. (NYSE:AKG) went down by $0 now trading at $0.63. Their shares witnessed a 12.5% increase from the 52-week low price of $0.56 they recorded on 2018-12-26. Even though it is still -119.05% behind the $1.38 high touched on 2018-05-09. The last few days have been good for the stock, as its price has grew by 1.29% during the week. It has also performed poorly over the past three months, as it lost around -12.39% while it has so far retreated around -43.93% during the course of a year. The stock of AKG recorded -1.66% downtrend from the beginning of this year till date. The 12-month potential price target for Asanko Gold Inc. is set at $1.26. This target means that the stock has an upside potential to increase by 100% from the current trading price.

5 institutions entered new Asanko Gold Inc. (NYSE:AKG) positions, 21 added to their existing positions in these shares, 14 lowered their positions, and 3 exited their positions entirely.

Asanko Gold Inc. (AKG) trade volume has decreased by -69.16% as around 80,796 shares were sold when compared with its 50-day average volume of traded shares which is 261,970. At the moment, AKG is witnessing a downtrend, as it is trading -1.63% below its 20-day SMA, -5.64% below its 50-day SMA, and -18.14% below its 200-day SMA. The company runs an ROE of roughly -41.5%, with financial analysts predicting that their earnings per share growth will be around 0% per annum for the next five year. This will be compared to the 0% decrease witnessed over the past five years.

The first technical resistance point for Asanko Gold Inc. (NYSE:AKG) will likely come at $0.64, marking a 1.56% premium to the current level. The second resistance point is at $0.65, about 3.08% premium to its current market price. On the other hand, inability to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $0.61, the lower end of the range. AKG’s 14-day MACD is -0.01 and this negative figure indicates a downward trading trend. The company’s 14-day RSI (relative strength index) score is 44.76, which shows that its stock has been neutral. The 20-day historical volatility for the stock stands at 34.74 percent, which is low when compared to that of the 50-day’s 35.62 percent.

The shares of Libbey Inc. (NYSE:LBY) has increased by 8.68%, and now trading at $2.88 on the Wall Street in the intra-day deal, with their shares traded now around 231,188. This is a decline of -84,810 shares over the average 315,998 shares that were traded daily over the last three months. The stock that is trading at $2.88 went higher by 17.55% from its 52-week low of $2.45 that it attained back on 2019-04-17. The stock recorded a 52-week high of $11.54 nearly 271 days ago on 2018-08-02.

LBY stock hasn’t performed well over the past 30 days, as it lost -4% while its price plunged by -25.77% year-to-date (YTD). Looking at the last few days, it has been good for the stock, as it rose 6.67% over the last week. The stock’s 12-month potential target price is now at $6.5. This means that the stock price might likely increase by 125.69% from its current trading price. 1 out of 2 Wall Street analysts which represents 50% rated the stock as a buy while the remaining 50% rated it as a hold, with 0% of analysts rating it as a sell.

Libbey Inc. (NYSE:LBY) has been utilizing an ROE that is roughly -12.8%, with stock analysts predicting that the company’s EPS for the next five years will go up by 10% per year, following the -17.9% drop that was witnessed during the past five years. The stock at the moment is on a uptrend, trading 5.49% above its 20-day SMA, -13.54% below its 50-day SMA, and -54.01% below its 200-day SMA. In percentage terms, the aggregate Libbey Inc. shares held by institutional investors is 79%. 9 institutions jumped in to acquire Libbey Inc. (LBY) fresh stake, 32 added to their current holdings in these shares, 43 lowered their positions, and 13 left no stake in the company.

The stock’s 9-day MACD is 0.06 and this positive figure indicates an upward trading trend. The company’s 9-day RSI score is 59.65, which shows that its stock has been neutral. The 20-day historical volatility for the shares stand at 57.4 percent, which is less when compared to that of the 50-day’s 132.51 percent. On the daily chart, we see that the stock could reach the first level of resistance at $2.99, sporting a 3.68% premium to the current level. The next resistance point is at $3.09, representing nearly 6.8% premium to the current market price of Libbey Inc. (LBY). On the other hand, failure to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $2.51, the lower end of the range.

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