FY2027 EPS Estimates for TSE:AYA Decreased by Analyst

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA - Free Report) - Stock analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their FY2027 EPS estimates for Aya Gold & Silver in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, June 18th. National Bank Financial analyst D. Demarco now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.53 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $0.63. The consensus estimate for Aya Gold & Silver's current full-year earnings is $0.64 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. CIBC reduced their price target 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. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Aya Gold & Silver from C$22.50 to C$23.00 in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Desjardins set a C$20.00 target price on Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. National Bankshares cut their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$20.75 to C$19.75 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$19.00 to C$18.50 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday. One investment 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's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of C$20.47.

Aya Gold & Silver Price Performance

Shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock traded up C$0.21 during trading hours on Monday, reaching C$12.80. The stock had a trading volume of 663,656 shares, compared to its average volume of 970,349. The stock's 50 day moving average is C$11.45 and its 200 day moving average is C$11.57. The company has a current ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69. Aya Gold & Silver has a twelve month low of C$8.52 and a twelve month high of C$19.56. The firm has a market capitalization of C$1.18 billion, a PE ratio of 151.22 and a beta of 1.40.

Insider Activity at Aya Gold & Silver

In other Aya Gold & Silver news, Director John Feliks Burzynski purchased 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$11.77 per share, for a total transaction of C$58,850.00. In the last ninety days, insiders bought 20,000 shares of company stock valued at $250,500. 10.18% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.