Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Receives C$19.64 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA - Get Free Report) has been given an average recommendation of "Buy" by the nine ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have issued a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation 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$19.64.

Several research analysts recently weighed in on AYA shares. Scotiabank cut their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$19.00 to C$18.50 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$22.50 to C$23.00 in a research report on Monday, April 21st. CIBC cut 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 research report on Monday, March 31st. Citigroup cut their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, National Bankshares increased their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$18.75 to C$19.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th.

Aya Gold & Silver Trading Down 3.3%

Shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock traded down C$0.46 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching C$13.32. 664,800 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 965,270. Aya Gold & Silver has a 52-week low of C$8.52 and a 52-week high of C$19.56. The firm has a market capitalization of C$1.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 157.36 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a fifty day moving average of C$12.76 and a 200-day moving average of C$11.78. The company has a current ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Aya Gold & Silver news, Director John Feliks Burzynski purchased 5,000 shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 19th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$12.98 per share, with a total value of C$64,900.00. Insiders bought a total of 20,000 shares of company stock valued at $250,500 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 10.18% of the company's stock.

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.