Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA - Get Free Report) has earned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the five analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is C$21.50.

AYA has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. National Bankshares decreased their price target on Aya Gold & Silver from C$24.00 to C$23.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Desjardins raised shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Cormark lowered shares of Aya Gold & Silver from a "speculative buy" rating to a "market perform" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from C$20.00 to C$14.00 in a research report on Friday. BMO Capital Markets set a C$21.50 price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 22nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$18.50 to C$23.00 in a research note on Monday, October 21st.

Aya Gold & Silver Price Performance

Shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock traded up C$0.92 during trading on Friday, hitting C$12.72. 1,942,600 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 427,512. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of C$16.98 and a 200 day moving average price of C$15.35. The stock has a market capitalization of C$1.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 141.33 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a quick ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 2.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.42. Aya Gold & Silver has a fifty-two week low of C$8.33 and a fifty-two week high of C$19.56.

Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 14th. The company reported C$0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of C$0.01 by C$0.06. The company had revenue of C$18.72 million for the quarter. Aya Gold & Silver had a net margin of 22.31% and a return on equity of 3.70%. On average, equities analysts expect that Aya Gold & Silver will post 0.6384455 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.