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Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) Sets New 12-Month Low - Here's Why

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Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week low on Friday . The company traded as low as C$9.66 and last traded at C$9.88, with a volume of 1025617 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$10.39.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on AYA. Cormark cut their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$14.00 to C$13.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. 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. CIBC decreased 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 report on Monday, March 31st. Desjardins raised Aya Gold & Silver to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, Stifel Canada upgraded Aya Gold & Silver to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of C$20.59.

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Aya Gold & Silver Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 3.28. The company has a market cap of C$968.18 million, a PE ratio of 123.69 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a 50-day moving average price of C$11.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$13.41.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Aya Gold & Silver news, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 30,000 shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$12.00, for a total value of C$360,000.00. 10.18% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Aya Gold & Silver Company Profile

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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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