Raymond James Expects Lower Earnings for Aya Gold & Silver

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) – Stock analysts at Raymond James decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Aya Gold & Silver in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, January 6th. Raymond James analyst C. Stanley now expects that the company will earn $0.01 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.15. The consensus estimate for Aya Gold & Silver’s current full-year earnings is $0.64 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Aya Gold & Silver’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.11 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on AYA. Desjardins raised Aya Gold & Silver to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Cibc World Mkts raised Aya Gold & Silver to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.25 in a research report on Monday, November 25th. CIBC set a C$24.00 price target on Aya Gold & Silver and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, National Bankshares dropped their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$21.75 to C$21.25 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$21.50.

Aya Gold & Silver Price Performance

AYA stock opened at C$11.62 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of C$13.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$14.79. Aya Gold & Silver has a 1 year low of C$9.40 and a 1 year high of C$19.56. The stock has a market cap of C$1.52 billion, a PE ratio of 129.11 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a current ratio of 2.66, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.42.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Senior Officer Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk sold 38,591 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$11.29, for a total transaction of C$435,761.85. Also, Director Benoit La Salle sold 64,244 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$11.27, for a total value of C$724,145.52. Corporate insiders own 10.18% of the company’s stock.

About Aya Gold & Silver

Aya Gold & Silver Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, evaluation, and development of precious metals projects in Morocco. The company primarily explores for gold and silver deposits. Its flagship project is the Zgounder property located approximately 265 kms east of Agadir in the Proterozoic Siroua Massif of the Anti-Atlas Range, Morocco.