Cormark Has Pessimistic Outlook of TSE:AYA FY2025 Earnings

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) – Equities research analysts at Cormark cut their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Aya Gold & Silver in a report released on Monday, March 31st. Cormark analyst N. Dion now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.27 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $0.33. The consensus estimate for Aya Gold & Silver’s current full-year earnings is $0.64 per share.

AYA has been the subject of a number of other reports. Desjardins dropped their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$24.00 to C$23.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Stifel Nicolaus set a C$22.50 target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Stifel Canada raised Aya Gold & Silver to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. CIBC dropped their price objective on Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Finally, National Bankshares decreased their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$21.25 to C$20.75 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$20.72.

Aya Gold & Silver Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of TSE:AYA opened at C$11.05 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of C$11.95 and a 200 day moving average of C$13.72. The company has a market cap of C$1.02 billion, a PE ratio of 130.55 and a beta of 1.40. Aya Gold & Silver has a 12-month low of C$10.12 and a 12-month high of C$19.56. The company has a current ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 20th. The shares were 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. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 152,835 shares of company stock worth $1,761,507. Corporate insiders own 10.18% of the company’s stock.

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.