Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) PT Set at C$20.00 by Desjardins

Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA - Get Free Report) received a C$20.00 price objective from analysts at Desjardins in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,BayStreet.CA reports. The brokerage presently has a "buy" rating on the stock. Desjardins' price objective would suggest a potential upside of 55.16% from the company's current price.

AYA has been the subject of several other research reports. CIBC dropped their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Stifel Canada upgraded Aya Gold & Silver to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. National Bankshares cut their price objective on Aya Gold & Silver from C$20.75 to C$19.75 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$22.50 to C$23.00 in a report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Scotiabank set a C$19.00 price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Aya Gold & Silver currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$20.53.

Aya Gold & Silver Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of TSE:AYA traded down C$0.26 during trading on Thursday, reaching C$12.89. The company's stock had a trading volume of 276,146 shares, compared to its average volume of 963,997. The stock has a market capitalization of C$1.19 billion, a PE ratio of 152.28 and a beta of 1.40. Aya Gold & Silver has a 12 month low of C$8.52 and a 12 month high of C$19.56. The company has a current ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is C$11.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$11.60.

Insider Transactions at Aya Gold & Silver

In related news, Director John Feliks Burzynski bought 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 23rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of C$11.42 per share, for a total transaction of C$57,100.00. Over the last three months, insiders have acquired 20,000 shares of company stock valued at $250,500. Corporate insiders own 10.18% of the company's stock.

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.

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