Desjardins upgraded shares of Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA - Free Report) to a moderate buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.
A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$22.50 to C$23.00 in a research report on Monday, April 21st. CIBC reduced their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Scotiabank set a C$19.00 price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. National Bankshares reduced their price target on shares of 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. Finally, Stifel Canada upgraded shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$20.53.
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Aya Gold & Silver Price Performance
Shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock traded down C$0.27 during trading on Wednesday, hitting C$12.59. 2,088,975 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 974,012. 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 firm's fifty day moving average price is C$11.45 and its 200 day moving average price is C$11.60. Aya Gold & Silver has a twelve month low of C$8.52 and a twelve month high of C$19.56. The company has a market cap of C$1.16 billion, a PE ratio of 148.74 and a beta of 1.40.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Aya Gold & Silver news, Director John Feliks Burzynski purchased 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$11.42 per share, with a total value of C$57,100.00. Over the last three months, insiders purchased 20,000 shares of company stock valued at $250,500. Insiders own 10.18% of the company's stock.
About Aya Gold & Silver
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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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