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Detour GoldDGC.TOCOMMENTJan 11, 2017Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Feb 04, 2020. Market Open.
It is a higher cost asset. It is more volatile. They have a cash flow profile that will drop in a couple of years. The stock is off while investors plan to come back to it in a couple of years. You are buying it for the cost of the infrastructure. He would prefer to hold it for two years. (Analysts’ target: $20.44).
Gold can be tail risk insurance in a portfolio in the event of financial calamity, currency debasement or rampant inflation. Sometimes an effective way to put on that positioning in the portfolio is through the producers. His view is less constructive on gold as a commodity at the moment. This has a large-scale open pit mine in Northern Ontario, and a long mine life. With the US$ being very strong and the Fed likely increasing interest rates, that would colour his view on holding this name.