Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Receives C$21.72 Average Target Price from Brokerages

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) has been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the six analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is C$21.72.

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. CIBC set a C$24.00 price target on Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.25 in a report on Monday, November 25th. Desjardins raised shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. National Bankshares reduced their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$24.00 to C$23.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Cibc World Mkts raised shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd.

Insider Transactions at Aya Gold & Silver

In other Aya Gold & Silver news, Director Benoit La Salle sold 64,244 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$11.27, for a total value of C$724,145.52. Also, Senior Officer Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk sold 38,591 shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$11.29, for a total transaction of C$435,761.85. 10.18% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Aya Gold & Silver Stock Down 4.3 %

AYA opened at C$10.68 on Friday. Aya Gold & Silver has a 12 month low of C$9.40 and a 12 month high of C$19.56. The company has a market cap of C$1.39 billion, a PE ratio of 118.67 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a current ratio of 2.66, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.42. The company has a 50 day moving average of C$13.43 and a 200 day moving average of C$14.84.

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.