Desjardins Issues Optimistic Forecast for TSE:AYA Earnings

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) – Investment analysts at Desjardins increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Aya Gold & Silver in a report issued on Tuesday, May 13th. Desjardins analyst B. Adams now forecasts that the company will earn $0.48 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.22. Desjardins currently has a “Moderate Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Aya Gold & Silver’s current full-year earnings is $0.64 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Aya Gold & Silver’s FY2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.57 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on AYA. CIBC decreased their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 31st. National Bankshares decreased their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$20.75 to C$19.75 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Cormark decreased their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$14.00 to C$13.00 in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Scotiabank set a C$19.00 target price on Aya Gold & Silver and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Stifel Canada upgraded Aya Gold & Silver to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$20.91.

Aya Gold & Silver Price Performance

Shares of AYA stock opened at C$10.59 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is C$10.83 and its 200-day moving average is C$12.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a current ratio of 2.06. The stock has a market capitalization of C$979.27 million, a PE ratio of 125.11 and a beta of 1.40. Aya Gold & Silver has a 52 week low of C$8.52 and a 52 week high of C$19.56.

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.