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

Shares of Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the seven brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is C$20.94.

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on AYA shares. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.25 in a research report on Monday, November 25th. National Bankshares reduced their target price 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 report on Tuesday, February 11th. CIBC set a C$24.00 target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Cormark dropped 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. Finally, Desjardins dropped their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$24.00 to C$23.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 13th.

Insider Activity at Aya Gold & Silver

In other Aya Gold & Silver 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 value of C$435,761.85. Also, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$12.00, for a total transaction of C$360,000.00. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 152,835 shares of company stock worth $1,761,507. 10.18% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Aya Gold & Silver Stock Down 3.3 %

Aya Gold & Silver stock opened at C$12.14 on Friday. Aya Gold & Silver has a twelve month low of C$9.45 and a twelve month high of C$19.56. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of C$11.58 and a 200-day moving average price of C$14.19. The company has a market capitalization of C$1.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 143.42 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a quick ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69.

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.