Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Buy” by Brokerages

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) has been given a consensus rating of “Buy” by the seven analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is C$20.97.

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. National Bankshares dropped their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$21.25 to C$20.75 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Cormark dropped their target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$14.00 to C$13.00 in a report on Thursday, January 30th. CIBC set a C$24.00 target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Cibc World Mkts raised Aya Gold & Silver to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a C$22.50 price objective on Aya Gold & Silver and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday.

Aya Gold & Silver Stock Down 2.3 %

Shares of AYA stock opened at C$13.29 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is C$11.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$13.83. Aya Gold & Silver has a twelve month low of C$10.12 and a twelve month 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. The company has a market capitalization of C$1.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 157.01 and a beta of 1.40.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Senior Officer Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk sold 38,591 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$11.29, for a total transaction of C$435,761.85. Also, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$12.08, for a total transaction of C$241,600.00. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 152,835 shares of company stock worth $1,761,507. Company insiders own 10.18% of the company’s stock.

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.