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

Shares of Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) have earned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the seven analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is C$20.59.

Several research analysts have commented on AYA shares. CIBC cut their price target on Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Stifel Canada raised shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Cormark decreased their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$14.00 to C$13.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. National Bankshares lowered their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$20.75 to C$19.75 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Desjardins upgraded shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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 stock was sold at an average price of C$12.08, for a total value of C$241,600.00. 10.18% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Aya Gold & Silver Stock Up 1.8 %

AYA opened at C$11.20 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$1.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 132.32 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a current ratio of 2.06. Aya Gold & Silver has a one year low of C$8.53 and a one year high of C$19.56. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is C$11.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$13.27.

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.