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Eldorado Gold Is Down 7.6% This Week. What's Behind the Move?

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Eldorado Gold shares fell 7.61% over the past week, closing at C$49.12. The supplied facts don’t identify a specific reason for the decline. A company-news headline says the Skouries project received an EU strategic-project designation, but it doesn’t show that the designation caused the share-price move.

Investor takeaway: ELD.TO shares fell over the week, but the available information doesn’t link the decline to the Skouries designation.

Eldorado Gold fell 7.61% in one week

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Eldorado Gold Corp

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ELD.TO

Eldorado Gold Corp

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↑ $7.82 (18.72%)
120 day period
$38.85$52.64$66.43Apr 28Jul 23Oct 19

Market cap

$12.94B

P/E

12.5x

Div. yield

0.29%

Div. / share

$0.15

52W high

$69.07

52W low

$34.06

1W change

-7.61%

Beta

1.51

Analyst Price Targets

Based on analyst covering ELD · as of Oct 20, 2026

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Wall Street analysts forecast ELD stock price to rise 41.6% over the next 12 months.

Consensus

Bullish

Based on avg. target vs last close (formal rating unavailable for Canadian listings)

Avg. Target

C$70.26

+41.6% Upside

Previously C$70.51 on Oct 19, 2026

Current Price

C$49.63

Last close

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Targets are snapshotted when they change. Unchanged figures keep their original date. Not financial advice.

Wealth Awesome Price Forecast

WA Model

Statistical 90-day price range based on ELD's historical volatility

HistoricalForecast68%95%
C$30.41C$45.92C$61.43C$76.94C$92.45C$107.96TodayJun 10Aug 14Oct 19Dec 1Jan 14Feb 26

30-Day Vol

50.5%

Annualized

90-Day Vol

62.4%

Annualized

Trend (90d)

+40.3%

Annualized drift

90d Mean

C$57.32

Expected price

HorizonExpected68% Range (1σ)
30 trading daysC$52.07C$43.75 – C$61.98
60 trading daysC$54.63C$42.70 – C$69.90
90 trading daysC$57.32C$42.39 – C$77.51

Methodology: Range is calculated using 30-day realized volatility via geometric Brownian motion (log-normal model). 68% band = ±1σ, 95% band = ±2σ. This is a statistical model, not a prediction. Past volatility does not guarantee future results. Not financial advice.

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The latest close was C$49.12. Reported volume was 35,201 shares, compared with a 20-day average of 837,295 shares. The supplied volume comparison is 0.57x.

Bull case

Eldorado Gold reported a 29.8% profit margin and C$3.97 in trailing-twelve-month EPS. Its Skouries project also received an EU strategic-project designation. The supplied information doesn’t include project details or its potential financial impact.

Bear case

Shares fell 7.61% over the week and 17.71% over the month. The supplied facts don’t explain the declines.

What happened: Eldorado Gold fell 7.61% in a week

Eldorado Gold shares fell 7.61% over the week, closing at C$49.12. The supplied facts don’t identify a specific cause. An October 19 company-news headline says the Skouries project received an EU strategic-project designation, but gives no details about what it means or connects it to the share-price move. A separate October 15 headline is about McFarlane Lake Mining, a different company, so it doesn’t provide evidence about Eldorado Gold. See Eldorado Gold’s stock page.

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What the numbers show: lower than the 20-day average volume

Eldorado Gold closed at C$49.12, down 2.40% for the day and 17.71% for the month. Its year-to-date performance was up 2.63%. Reported volume was 35,201 shares, or 0.57x the 20-day average of 837,295 shares. The close was 14.4% below the 50-day moving average of C$57.38 and 4.4% below the 200-day moving average of C$51.40. The share price was at 43% of its 52-week range, from C$34.06 to C$69.07. These figures describe the price move and trading activity, but don’t explain what caused them.

What to watch next: further details on Skouries

The Skouries designation is the only company-news item in the supplied facts, but there’s no project timeline, financial information or expected impact on Eldorado Gold. More details could provide context, though no follow-up event or date is listed. You can also check the company’s stock page and analyst-ratings section. The supplied average analyst target is C$70.26, but it doesn’t explain why shares fell this week.

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Published: October 20, 2026
Last Updated: October 20, 2026

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