Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Given Consensus Rating of “Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) have been given an average rating of “Buy” by the six analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is C$21.50.

A number of research firms have commented on AYA. CIBC set a C$24.00 price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Cormark lowered shares of Aya Gold & Silver from a “speculative buy” rating to a “market perform” rating and reduced their price target for the company from C$20.00 to C$14.00 in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Desjardins upgraded shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. National Bankshares reduced their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$21.75 to C$21.25 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.25 in a research report on Monday, November 25th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Aya Gold & Silver news, Director Benoit La Salle sold 64,244 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$11.27, for a total value of C$724,145.52. Also, Senior Officer Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk sold 38,591 shares of the company’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. Insiders sold a total of 152,835 shares of company stock valued at $1,761,507 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 10.18% of the company’s stock.

Aya Gold & Silver Price Performance

Shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock opened at C$11.36 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of C$1.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 126.22 and a beta of 1.40. Aya Gold & Silver has a twelve month low of C$9.40 and a twelve month high of C$19.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.42, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a current ratio of 2.66. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is C$12.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$14.58.

Aya Gold & Silver Company Profile

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.