Insider Selling: Sierra Metals Inc. (TSE:SMT) Director Sells 85,167 Shares of Stock

Sierra Metals Inc. (TSE:SMT) Director J. Alberto Arias sold 85,167 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$0.85, for a total transaction of C$72,063.55.

J. Alberto Arias also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, December 13th, J. Alberto Arias sold 88,952 shares of Sierra Metals stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$0.76, for a total transaction of C$67,753.67.
• On Friday, December 6th, J. Alberto Arias sold 94,630 shares of Sierra Metals stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$0.72, for a total transaction of C$68,517.61.
• On Friday, November 22nd, J. Alberto Arias sold 83,748 shares of Sierra Metals stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$0.69, for a total value of C$57,697.35.
• On Monday, November 18th, J. Alberto Arias sold 75,704 shares of Sierra Metals stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$0.67, for a total value of C$50,364.36.
• On Tuesday, November 12th, J. Alberto Arias sold 18,926 shares of Sierra Metals stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$0.76, for a total value of C$14,340.02.
• On Wednesday, November 6th, J. Alberto Arias sold 5,205 shares of Sierra Metals stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$0.81, for a total value of C$4,224.26.
• On Friday, October 25th, J. Alberto Arias sold 47,315 shares of Sierra Metals stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$0.93, for a total transaction of C$43,998.69.
• On Tuesday, October 22nd, J. Alberto Arias sold 94,630 shares of Sierra Metals stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$0.90, for a total transaction of C$85,483.82.
• On Thursday, October 10th, J. Alberto Arias sold 47,315 shares of Sierra Metals stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$0.84, for a total transaction of C$39,914.65.
• On Monday, October 7th, J. Alberto Arias sold 85,167 shares of Sierra Metals stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$0.81, for a total value of C$68,754.98.

Sierra Metals Price Performance

Sierra Metals stock opened at C$0.83 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of C$0.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 83.36, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.35. The company has a market capitalization of C$175.05 million, a PE ratio of -10.38 and a beta of 2.12. Sierra Metals Inc. has a one year low of C$0.61 and a one year high of C$1.05.

Sierra Metals (TSE:SMT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The mining company reported C$0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Sierra Metals had a negative return on equity of 6.45% and a negative net margin of 7.45%. The company had revenue of C$96.77 million during the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Sierra Metals Inc. will post 0.1484962 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Sierra Metals

Sierra Metals Inc, together with its subsidiaries, focuses on the production, exploration, and development of precious and base metals in Peru and Mexico. It primarily focuses on exploration of silver, copper, lead, zinc, and gold deposits. The company's flagship property is the 82% owned polymetallic Yauricocha Mine covering an area of 18,778 hectares located in the Yauyos province in Peru.