Brokerages Set Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Price Target at C$20.94

Shares of Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) have been given an average rating of “Buy” by the seven 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 one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is C$20.94.

Several research analysts have recently commented on AYA shares. Cormark lowered their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$14.00 to C$13.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Cibc World Mkts upgraded shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.25 in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Desjardins decreased their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$24.00 to C$23.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, National Bankshares decreased their price target 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 note on Tuesday, February 11th.

Aya Gold & Silver Price Performance

Shares of AYA opened at C$11.77 on Friday. Aya Gold & Silver has a 1-year low of C$9.55 and a 1-year high of C$19.56. The stock has a market cap of C$1.09 billion, a PE ratio of 139.05 and a beta of 1.40. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of C$11.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$14.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 3.28.

Insider Activity

In other Aya Gold & Silver news, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$11.27, for a total transaction of C$724,145.52. Insiders have sold 152,835 shares of company stock valued at $1,761,507 in the last ninety days. 10.18% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.