Brokerages Set Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Target Price at C$20.59

Shares of Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA - Get Free Report) have earned an average rating of "Buy" from the seven ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is C$20.59.

Several research firms have commented on AYA. National Bankshares reduced their price objective on Aya Gold & Silver from C$20.75 to C$19.75 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. CIBC lowered their target price on shares of 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. Stifel Canada raised shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Desjardins raised Aya Gold & Silver to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, Cormark cut their price objective on Aya Gold & Silver from C$14.00 to C$13.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 30th.

Aya Gold & Silver Stock Performance

TSE AYA traded down C$0.44 during trading on Monday, reaching C$11.15. The company's stock had a trading volume of 622,793 shares, compared to its average volume of 856,582. The business's fifty day moving average price is C$11.56 and its 200-day moving average price is C$13.11. Aya Gold & Silver has a twelve month low of C$8.53 and a twelve month high of C$19.56. 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 firm has a market cap of C$1.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 131.73 and a beta of 1.40.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$12.08, for a total transaction of C$241,600.00. 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.