Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) Given New C$20.75 Price Target at National Bankshares

Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) had its price objective cut by National Bankshares from C$21.25 to C$20.75 in a research report report published on Tuesday,BayStreet.CA reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the stock.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on AYA. Desjardins upgraded Aya Gold & Silver to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Cibc World Mkts raised shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. CIBC set a C$24.00 price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.25 in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Finally, Cormark dropped their price target on Aya Gold & Silver from C$14.00 to C$13.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of C$21.31.

Aya Gold & Silver Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of TSE:AYA opened at C$11.71 on Tuesday. Aya Gold & Silver has a 1 year low of C$9.40 and a 1 year high of C$19.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.42, a current ratio of 2.66 and a quick ratio of 3.28. The business’s 50-day moving average is C$11.76 and its 200-day moving average is C$14.35. The company has a market capitalization of C$1.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 130.11 and a beta of 1.40.

Insider Activity

In other news, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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, Director Benoit La Salle sold 64,244 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$11.27, for a total value of C$724,145.52. Insiders have sold 152,835 shares of company stock worth $1,761,507 over the last 90 days. 10.18% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.