Aya Gold & Silver (AYA) versus Its Rivals Financial Comparison

Aya Gold & Silver (NASDAQ:AYA) is one of 1,987 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Aya Gold & Silver to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

15.8% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.7% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Aya Gold & Silver and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aya Gold & Silver	32.92%	25.49%	17.70%
Aya Gold & Silver Competitors	-1,161,736,352,322,426,600.00%	-10.96%	-2.11%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Aya Gold & Silver and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aya Gold & Silver	0	1	1	2	3.25
Aya Gold & Silver Competitors	6314	22439	32049	1768	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 12.11%. Given Aya Gold & Silver’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aya Gold & Silver has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Aya Gold & Silver and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aya Gold & Silver	$202.10 million	$45.56 million	50.58
Aya Gold & Silver Competitors	$4.63 billion	$277.89 million	-29.07

Aya Gold & Silver’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Aya Gold & Silver. Aya Gold & Silver is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Aya Gold & Silver Company Profile

Aya Gold & Silver Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, evaluation and development of precious metals projects principally in Morocco. The company primarily explores for gold and silver deposits. Its flagship project holds Zgounder property. Aya Gold & Silver Inc. is based in Mount Royal, Canada.