Perpetua Resources Corp. (PPTA)Basic Materials | Other Precious Metals & Mining | Boise, United States | NasdaqCM
33.90 USD
+2.25
(7.109%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 34.00 +0.10 (0.295%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:12 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:04 a.m. EDT
Perpetua Resources (PPTA) is a high-risk, high-conviction momentum play stitched together by a massive analyst reversal and recent steady climb toward its 52-week high. While the fundamental reality is a fundamentally broken business with negative cash flow and no earnings to justify the current valuation, the disconnect between the 5x book value and -24 PV/CF has created a speculative frenzy. With calls dominating the options chain and deep puts ignored, the market is pricing in the 'mining haircut' narrative – that Perpetua's high-grade silver/gold resources will be converted to cash flow sufficient to service massive debt, despite current liquidity constraints. It is a speculative bet on management execution and a potential analyst-driven re-rating, not a fundamental value recovery. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.101897 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.105758 |
| MSTL | 0.113781 |
| AutoTheta | 0.159125 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 57% |
| H-stat | 2.34 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.667 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.62 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.028 |
| Market Cap | 4,235,794,688 |
| Forward P/E | -184.91 |
| Beta | 0.72 |
| Previous Name | Midas Gold Corp. |
| Website | https://www.perpetuaresources.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 1:04 a.m. EDT: Speculators are exhibiting strong bullish positioning rather than hedging. Call Volume-opening (VOI) on the $30 strike dominates across all expirations, with significant OI at near-money levels ($35). Put activity is heavily skewed to deep out-of-the-money strikes (e.g., $17.50, $20.00), suggesting speculative longing for further upside momentum rather than downside protection. The low IV for strikes above the current price ($33.90) implies a consensus expectation of continued appreciation, while deep ITM put barriers suggest speculative long calls are the primary driver of flow.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.5488722 |
| Address1 | 405 South 8th Street |
| Address2 | Suite 201 |
| All Time High | 37.37 |
| All Time Low | 1.69 |
| Ask | 33.99 |
| Ask Size | 5 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,183,190 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,761,681 |
| Average Volume | 1,761,681 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,183,190 |
| Beta | 0.716 |
| Bid | 33.83 |
| Bid Size | 5 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 6.939 |
| City | Boise |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 33.9 |
| Current Ratio | 51.085 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 34.14 |
| Day Low | 32.28 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.028 |
| Display Name | Perpetua Resources |
| Dividend Date | 1,611,878,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,774,960,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,243,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,243,400 |
| Ebitda | -127,789,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -27.56 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,521,867,520 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.13 |
| Eps Forward | -0.18333 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.08 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 30.1246 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 3.775402 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.12532622 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 154.88722 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 37.37 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.4699974 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.09285516 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 11.22 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 22.68 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 2.0213904 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 11.22 - 37.37 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,613,658,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 83,770,021 |
| Forward Eps | -0.18333 |
| Forward P E | -184.91246 |
| Free Cashflow | -113,088,128 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 47 |
| 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 | 0.0689 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.73190004 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 124,949,691 |
| Industry | Other Precious Metals & Mining |
| Industry Disp | Other Precious Metals & Mining |
| Industry Key | other-precious-metals-mining |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-02-18 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Perpetua Resources Corp., a development-stage company, engages in the acquisition of mining properties in the United States. The company explores gold, silver, and antimony deposits. Its principal mineral project is the 100% owned Stibnite Gold project, which includes 1,674 unpatented lode claims, mill sites, and patented land holdings covering an area of approximately 11,526 hectares located in Valley County, Idaho. The company was formerly known as Midas Gold Corp. and changed its name to Perpetua Resources Corp. in February 2021. Perpetua Resources Corp. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho. |
| Long Name | Perpetua Resources Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,235,794,688 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_133686050 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-04-19 |
| Net Income To Common | -100,392,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,243,224,435 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 32.49 |
| Operating Cashflow | -104,560,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 208 901 3060 |
| Post Market Change | 0.099998474 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.29498073 |
| Post Market Price | 34.0 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,467,532 |
| Prev Name | Midas Gold Corp. |
| Previous Close | 31.65 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -30.000002 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.8854303 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 48.864 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.28571 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 2.25 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 7.10901 |
| Regular Market Day High | 34.14 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 32.28 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 32.28 - 34.14 |
| Regular Market Open | 32.49 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 31.65 |
| Regular Market Price | 33.9 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,024,707 |
| Return On Assets | -0.16070999 |
| Return On Equity | -0.20696 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 124,949,691 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0889 |
| Shares Short | 11,102,345 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 10,079,605 |
| Short Name | Perpetua Resources Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1113 |
| Short Ratio | 6.57 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | ID |
| Symbol | PPTA |
| Target High Price | 42.0 |
| Target Low Price | 32.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 38.4 |
| Target Median Price | 40.0 |
| Total Cash | 714,171,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.716 |
| Total Debt | 244,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.08 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 24.274275 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 9.625727 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.39654022 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,024,707 |
| Website | https://www.perpetuaresources.com |
| Zip | 83,702 |