Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Receives C$20.94 Consensus Price Target from Brokerages

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) has received a consensus rating of “Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is C$20.94.

AYA has been the topic of several recent research reports. Cormark decreased their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$14.00 to C$13.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.25 in a report on Monday, November 25th. Desjardins dropped their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$24.00 to C$23.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. CIBC set a C$24.00 price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, National Bankshares dropped their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$21.25 to C$20.75 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th.

Aya Gold & Silver Price Performance

Aya Gold & Silver stock opened at C$11.77 on Friday. Aya Gold & Silver has a 52 week low of C$9.55 and a 52 week high of C$19.56. The company has a quick ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is C$11.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$14.16. The firm has a market capitalization of C$1.09 billion, a PE ratio of 139.05 and a beta of 1.40.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Senior Officer Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk sold 38,591 shares of the 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, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$12.08, for a total value of C$241,600.00. In the last quarter, insiders sold 152,835 shares of company stock valued at $1,761,507. 10.18% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.