Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of C$48.83

Key Points

• Aya Gold & Silver has a consensus “Buy” rating from seven analysts, including six buys and one strong buy, with an average 12-month price target of C$48.83.
• Several analysts recently raised their targets, including Stifel Nicolaus to C$56, Desjardins to C$55, and BMO Capital Markets to C$46.
• The company reported quarterly EPS of C$0.33 on revenue of C$137.52 million, alongside a 32.72% net margin and 25.26% return on equity.

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Buy" from the seven analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation and one has given 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$48.83.

AYA has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. National Bank Financial increased their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$41.00 to C$43.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$39.00 to C$56.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 11th. Raymond James Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$32.00 to C$45.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$41.00 to C$46.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, September 10th. Finally, Desjardins increased their target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$38.00 to C$55.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th.

Aya Gold & Silver Stock Performance

TSE:AYA opened at C$34.15 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.63, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a current ratio of 2.02. Aya Gold & Silver has a 52-week low of C$13.12 and a 52-week high of C$43.12. The firm has a market cap of C$4.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.34 and a beta of 3.17. The business's fifty day moving average is C$38.05 and its 200 day moving average is C$28.91.

Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported C$0.33 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of C$137.52 million during the quarter. Aya Gold & Silver had a return on equity of 25.26% and a net margin of 32.72%. Research analysts predict that Aya Gold & Silver will post 0.64 EPS for the current year.

About Aya Gold & Silver

Aya Gold & Silver is a Canadian precious metals mining company anchored in Morocco and active across the full mining value chain. The Company has established an exploration track record through a systematic, technology-led, data-driven approach and is focused on expanding its resource base and land package along the Anti-Atlas fault - one of Africa's most geologically rich, underexplored and mining-friendly regions. Aya operates Zgounder, a rare, silver-only mine, producing silver doré from its new processing facility.

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