Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Receives C$20.97 Average PT from Brokerages

Shares of Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Buy” by the eight ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is C$20.97.

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Stifel Canada upgraded shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus set a C$22.50 target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Cormark lowered their target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$14.00 to C$13.00 in a report on Thursday, January 30th. National Bankshares lowered their target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$21.25 to C$20.75 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Desjardins lowered their target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$24.00 to C$23.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 13th.

Insider Activity

In related news, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 20,000 shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$12.08, for a total value of C$241,600.00. Also, Director Benoit La Salle sold 64,244 shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$11.27, for a total transaction of C$724,145.52. Over the last three months, insiders sold 152,835 shares of company stock worth $1,761,507. 10.18% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Aya Gold & Silver Price Performance

Shares of TSE:AYA opened at C$12.90 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 3.28. The firm has a market capitalization of C$1.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 152.40 and a beta of 1.40. Aya Gold & Silver has a 12 month low of C$10.12 and a 12 month high of C$19.56. The company’s fifty day moving average price is C$11.91 and its 200 day moving average price is C$13.81.

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.