Aya Gold & Silver (AYA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Aya Gold & Silver is a precious metals company focused on the exploration, development, and production of silver and gold. The company is best known for its operations in Morocco, where it is advancing and operating assets within the country’s mining sector.

The company’s business activities center on identifying, developing, and optimizing mineral resources, with an emphasis on silver production and related byproducts. Aya Gold & Silver is involved in the full mining lifecycle, from exploration and resource definition through to mine development and operations.

Founded as a Canadian mining company, Aya Gold & Silver has built its portfolio around North African mineral assets and continues to concentrate on expanding its presence in Morocco. The company is led by management with experience in mining exploration and development.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $19.26 to $20.24
• 50-Day Range: $16.08 to $21.49
• 52-Week Range: $15.84 to $21.99
• Volume: 752,874 shs
• Average Volume: 513,245 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.87 billion
• P/E Ratio: 60.42
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Aya Gold & Silver Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Aya Gold & Silver scored higher than 19% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 168th out of 186 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Aya Gold & Silver has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.25, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Aya Gold & Silver has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Aya Gold & Silver is 60.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Aya Gold & Silver is 60.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.00.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.75% of the float of Aya Gold & Silver has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Aya Gold & Silver has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 16.02, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Aya Gold & Silver has recently increased by 11.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Aya Gold & Silver does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Aya Gold & Silver does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.29

News Sentiment

Aya Gold & Silver has a news sentiment score of -0.29. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Aya Gold & Silver this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for AYA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Aya Gold & Silver to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 800% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Aya Gold & Silver insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Aya Gold & Silver has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Gold & Silver Ores
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AYA
• CIK: 1826836
• Web: ayagoldsilver.com
• Phone: N/A
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 60.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $285.55 million
• Price / Sales: 10.05
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 143,916,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $2.87 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: N/A