Stifel Canada Predicts Weaker Earnings for Aya Gold & Silver

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Stifel Canada decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Aya Gold & Silver in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, June 23rd. Stifel Canada analyst I. Rico now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.16 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $0.22. Stifel Canada currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Aya Gold & Silver's current full-year earnings is $0.64 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Aya Gold & Silver's FY2028 earnings at $0.63 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Aya Gold & Silver from C$22.50 to C$23.00 in a report on Monday, April 21st. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. CIBC dropped their target price 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. National Bankshares boosted their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$18.75 to C$19.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Scotiabank decreased their price target on Aya Gold & Silver from C$19.00 to C$18.50 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$20.56.

Aya Gold & Silver Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of TSE AYA opened at C$12.55 on Wednesday. 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 quick ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of C$11.50 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$11.58. The firm has a market cap of C$1.16 billion, a PE ratio of 148.27 and a beta of 1.40.

Insider Activity at Aya Gold & Silver

In other Aya Gold & Silver news, Director John Feliks Burzynski bought 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$11.42 per share, for a total transaction of C$57,100.00. Over the last ninety days, insiders purchased 20,000 shares of company stock worth $250,500. 10.18% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.

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