WildBrain (TSE:WILD) Trading Up 4.5% – Here’s What Happened

WildBrain Ltd. (TSE:WILD) shares were up 4.5% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as C$1.40 and last traded at C$1.40. 85,269 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 27% from the average session volume of 116,982 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$1.34.

WildBrain Stock Up 4.5%

The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is C$1.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$1.37. The company has a market cap of C$299.34 million, a P/E ratio of 0.77, a PEG ratio of 6.85 and a beta of -0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.13, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.94.

WildBrain (TSE:WILD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported C$1.93 earnings per share for the quarter. WildBrain had a negative return on equity of 3,531.06% and a net margin of 94.08%.The company had revenue of C$61.20 million for the quarter. On average, research analysts forecast that WildBrain Ltd. will post 0.0369572 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Joshua Charles Scherba acquired 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$1.37 per share, for a total transaction of C$137,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider owned 897,132 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$1,229,070.84. This trade represents a 12.54% increase in their position. Insiders bought a total of 135,000 shares of company stock valued at $181,975 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.32% of the company’s stock.

About WildBrain

At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. A leader in 360° franchise management-spanning Content Creation, Audience Engagement and Global Licensing-our mission is to cultivate and grow love for our own and partner brands through exceptional entertainment experiences. Home to such franchises as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi, we produce such acclaimed series as The Snoopy Show,¿Snoopy in Space,¿Camp Snoopy, Teletubbies Let’s Go!, Yo Gabba GabbaLand!, Sonic Prime and Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City.