FY2025 EPS Estimate for Aya Gold & Silver Reduced by Analyst

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Aya Gold & Silver in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 10th. National Bank Financial analyst D. Demarco now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.13 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $0.28. The consensus estimate for Aya Gold & Silver’s current full-year earnings is $0.64 per share.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on AYA. CIBC set a C$24.00 target price on Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Cormark lowered their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$14.00 to C$13.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. National Bankshares lowered their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$21.25 to C$20.75 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.25 in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Finally, Cibc World Mkts upgraded Aya Gold & Silver to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$20.94.

Aya Gold & Silver Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of TSE AYA opened at C$12.09 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of C$1.12 billion, a PE ratio of 142.83 and a beta of 1.40. The business has a fifty day moving average of C$11.71 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$14.31. Aya Gold & Silver has a 52-week low of C$9.43 and a 52-week high of C$19.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a current ratio of 2.06.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 20,000 shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$12.08, for a total value of C$241,600.00. Also, Senior Officer Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk sold 38,591 shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$11.29, for a total value of C$435,761.85. Insiders sold a total of 152,835 shares of company stock worth $1,761,507 over the last three months. 10.18% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.