NovaGold Resources Inc. (NG)Basic Materials | Gold | Vancouver, Canada | NYSE American
10.94 USD
+0.81
(7.996%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 10.95 +0.01 (0.091%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:54 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:56 p.m. EDT
NovaGold is a high-risk, high-reward speculative vehicle entirely dependent on the Donlin Gold project feasibility, making it a poor candidate for income or stable growth; while analyst sentiment has recently turned bullish and implies a potential rally toward the analyst consensus of $13.35, the fundamental reality of negative earnings and cash flow, combined with a price-to-book ratio of nearly 10, offers little downside protection if the project timelines slip, resulting in a 'zero-sum' speculative bet rather than a recommended direct investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.131310 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.131310 |
| MSTL | 0.132543 |
| AutoTheta | 0.140301 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 52% |
| H-stat | 3.39 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.411 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.97 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 38.41 |
| Market Cap | 4,800,351,232 |
| Forward P/E | -60.60 |
| Beta | 2.16 |
| Website | https://www.novagold.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:56 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows significant puts positioning (OI) at strikes below $10.00 for expirations through June 2026, particularly the $8.00 and $10.00 strikes. However, call speculation is skewed heavily toward upside targets, with the $15.00 strike showing a massive +37.1% volume increase and high Notional OI relative to spot, suggesting a strong bullish skew to realized returns despite the protective put volume. Implied volatility is elevated and compressing relatively on front-month calls, but the pricing suggests expectations of significant upside expansion rather than a flat grind.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 2.517685 |
| Address1 | 400 Burrard Street |
| Address2 | Suite 1860 |
| All Time High | 19.810127 |
| All Time Low | 0.334539 |
| Ask | 10.95 |
| Ask Size | 1,600 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.6 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,487,370 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 4,320,098 |
| Average Volume | 4,320,098 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,487,370 |
| Beta | 2.162 |
| Bid | 10.93 |
| Bid Size | 1,700 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 1.013 |
| City | Vancouver |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | Canada |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 10.94 |
| Current Ratio | 88.72 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 11.3 |
| Day Low | 10.4 |
| Debt To Equity | 38.41 |
| Display Name | NovaGold Resources |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,775,055,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,775,055,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,775,046,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,782,304,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,782,304,200 |
| Ebitda | -29,253,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -156.453 |
| Enterprise Value | 4,576,712,704 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.3125 |
| Eps Forward | -0.1805415 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.26 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | ASE |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 604 669 6272 |
| Fifty Day Average | 10.2458 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.69419956 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.06775455 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 251.7685 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 14.4 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.46 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.24027778 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.01 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.9299994 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 2.6345513 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.01 - 14.4 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,070,548,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 310,191,567 |
| Forward Eps | -0.1805415 |
| Forward P E | -60.595486 |
| Free Cashflow | -17,749,876 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE American |
| Full Time Employees | 12 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.014839999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.82592005 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 438,788,969 |
| Industry | Gold |
| Industry Disp | Gold |
| Industry Key | gold |
| Ir Website | http://www.novagold.com/section.asp?pageid=15797 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,764,460,800 |
| Long Business Summary | NovaGold Resources Inc. operates in the gold mining industry, focusing on the exploration and development of gold mineral properties in the United States. The company's principal asset owns 60% interest in the Donlin Gold project consisting of 493 mining claims covering an area of approximately 29,008 hectares located in the Kuskokwim and Mt. McKinley Recording Districts. The company was formerly known as NovaCan Mining Resources (1985) Limited and changed its name to NovaGold Resources Inc. in March 1987. NovaGold Resources Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Vancouver, Canada. |
| Long Name | NovaGold Resources Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,800,351,232 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_53838134 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,772,236,800 |
| Net Income To Common | -100,978,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,795,996,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,793,988,591 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 10.49 |
| Operating Cashflow | -13,830,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.34 |
| Phone | 604 669 6227 |
| Post Market Change | 0.010000229 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.09140977 |
| Post Market Price | 10.95 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,084 |
| Previous Close | 10.13 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -35.008 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 10.799604 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 88.543 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.625 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.809999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 7.99605 |
| Regular Market Day High | 11.3 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.4 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.4 - 11.3 |
| Regular Market Open | 10.49 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.13 |
| Regular Market Price | 10.94 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,782,620 |
| Return On Assets | -0.05072 |
| Return On Equity | -0.52035 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 438,780,614 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0354 |
| Shares Short | 15,536,651 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 13,367,321 |
| Short Name | Novagold Resources Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.056399997 |
| Short Ratio | 3.66 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | BC |
| Symbol | NG |
| Target High Price | 14.021031 |
| Target Low Price | 12.405608 |
| Target Mean Price | 13.347695 |
| Target Median Price | 13.185569 |
| Total Cash | 394,179,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.898 |
| Total Debt | 170,632,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.26 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 8.61845 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.3215494 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.26936972 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,782,620 |
| Website | https://www.novagold.com |
| Zip | V6C 3A6 |