Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Receives C$20.56 Average PT from Brokerages

Shares of Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus recommendation of "Buy" by the ten research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is C$20.56.

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Stifel Canada raised Aya Gold & Silver to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Desjardins set a C$20.00 target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, June 19th. Scotiabank reduced their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$19.00 to C$18.50 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. National Bankshares lifted their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$18.75 to C$19.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, CIBC dropped their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 31st.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director John Feliks Burzynski purchased 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 19th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$12.98 per share, with a total value of C$64,900.00. Over the last 90 days, insiders bought 20,000 shares of company stock worth $250,500. 10.18% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Aya Gold & Silver Price Performance

Shares of AYA traded up C$0.33 during trading hours on Friday, hitting C$12.25. 1,391,451 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 976,167. 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 has a fifty-two week low of C$8.52 and a fifty-two week high of C$19.56. The company has a market cap of C$1.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 144.72 and a beta of 1.40. The firm's fifty day moving average is C$11.62 and its 200 day moving average is C$11.55.

About Aya Gold & Silver

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.