Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Senior Officer Acquires C$398,700.00 in Stock

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Senior Officer Alex Ball acquired 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 21st. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$13.29 per share, with a total value of C$398,700.00.

Alex Ball also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, June 5th, Alex Ball sold 3,000 shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$14.44, for a total value of C$43,320.00.
• On Friday, May 31st, Alex Ball sold 5,263 shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$14.95, for a total value of C$78,664.48.

Aya Gold & Silver Trading Down 5.1 %

AYA opened at C$13.28 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of C$1.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,328.00 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a current ratio of 3.29, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.47. Aya Gold & Silver Inc. has a 12 month low of C$6.58 and a 12 month high of C$15.94. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of C$14.19 and a 200-day moving average price of C$11.84.

Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 15th. The company reported C($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C($0.02) by C($0.01). Aya Gold & Silver had a net margin of 5.05% and a return on equity of 0.72%. The business had revenue of C$6.85 million for the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Aya Gold & Silver Inc. will post 0.0954451 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Raymond James upped their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$13.25 to C$17.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$15.75 to C$16.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 16th. Desjardins upped their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$18.00 to C$21.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 28th. Cormark upped their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$12.50 to C$15.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 17th. Finally, Eight Capital upped their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$17.00 to C$22.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 16th.

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.