Insider Buying: Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Director Purchases 5,000 Shares of Stock

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA - Get Free Report) Director John Feliks Burzynski purchased 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$11.42 per share, with a total value of C$57,100.00.

Aya Gold & Silver Price Performance

Shares of AYA stock traded up C$0.18 on Monday, hitting C$11.87. 537,813 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 912,122. The company has a 50 day moving average of C$10.66 and a 200 day moving average of C$11.62. The stock has a market cap of C$1.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 140.23 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 3.28. Aya Gold & Silver Inc. has a 12 month low of C$8.52 and a 12 month high of C$19.56.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AYA has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. National Bankshares lowered 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. Stifel Canada upgraded shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Desjardins upgraded shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. CIBC reduced their price target on 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. Finally, Scotiabank set a C$19.00 price objective on Aya Gold & Silver and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Aya Gold & Silver has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$20.91.

Aya Gold & Silver Company Profile

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.