National Bank Financial Comments on TSE:AYA FY2027 Earnings

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA - Free Report) - Analysts at National Bank Financial lowered their FY2027 earnings estimates for Aya Gold & Silver in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, June 18th. National Bank Financial analyst D. Demarco now expects that the company will earn $0.53 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.63. The consensus estimate for Aya Gold & Silver's current full-year earnings is $0.64 per share.

AYA has been the topic of several other reports. Desjardins set a C$20.00 price target on Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 19th. Scotiabank lowered their price target on Aya Gold & Silver from C$19.00 to C$18.50 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Aya Gold & Silver from C$22.50 to C$23.00 in a research report on Monday, April 21st. CIBC lowered 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, Citigroup lowered their price target on Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Aya Gold & Silver has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of C$20.56.

Aya Gold & Silver Stock Up 3.7%

Aya Gold & Silver stock traded up C$0.45 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting C$12.55. 750,979 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 972,960. The company has a current ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69. The stock has a market cap of C$1.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 148.27 and a beta of 1.40. Aya Gold & Silver has a 1-year low of C$8.52 and a 1-year high of C$19.56. The stock has a 50 day moving average of C$11.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$11.57.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director John Feliks Burzynski bought 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 19th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$12.98 per share, with a total value of C$64,900.00. Insiders have bought a total of 20,000 shares of company stock valued at $250,500 over the last three months. 10.18% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.