Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) Price Target Lowered to C$19.75 at National Bankshares

Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) had its price target decreased by research analysts at National Bankshares from C$20.75 to C$19.75 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,BayStreet.CA reports. The firm presently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. National Bankshares’ target price points to a potential upside of 88.10% from the stock’s previous close.

AYA has been the subject of several other reports. Cormark dropped their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$14.00 to C$13.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Stifel Nicolaus set a C$22.50 price target on Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Desjardins reduced their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$24.00 to C$23.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 13th. CIBC dropped their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Finally, Stifel Canada upgraded shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$20.59.

Aya Gold & Silver Stock Down 5.0 %

Shares of AYA stock traded down C$0.55 during trading on Wednesday, reaching C$10.50. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 618,562 shares, compared to its average volume of 807,966. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is C$11.95 and its 200 day moving average price is C$13.72. The company has a market capitalization of C$970.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 124.05 and a beta of 1.40. Aya Gold & Silver has a 1-year low of C$10.12 and a 1-year high of C$19.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 3.28.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Aya Gold & Silver news, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 20,000 shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$12.08, for a total transaction of C$241,600.00. Also, Director Benoit La Salle sold 64,244 shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$11.27, for a total transaction of C$724,145.52. Insiders have sold 152,835 shares of company stock worth $1,761,507 in the last quarter. 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.