Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Receives Average Rating of "Buy" from Analysts

Shares of Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA - Get Free Report) have received an average recommendation of "Buy" from the eight research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have issued a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is C$20.97.

AYA has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Desjardins decreased their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$24.00 to C$23.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 13th. National Bankshares cut their target price 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 note on Tuesday, February 11th. Stifel Nicolaus set a C$22.50 price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Stifel Canada upgraded shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Cormark lowered their target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$14.00 to C$13.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 30th.

Insider Activity at Aya Gold & Silver

In related news, Senior Officer Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk sold 38,591 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$11.29, for a total value of C$435,761.85. Also, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$12.00, for a total transaction of C$360,000.00. Insiders sold a total of 152,835 shares of company stock valued at $1,761,507 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 10.18% of the company's stock.

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Aya Gold & Silver Stock Down 2.7 %

AYA stock traded down C$0.36 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting C$12.90. The company's stock had a trading volume of 663,568 shares, compared to its average volume of 777,154. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of C$11.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$13.81. The firm has a market capitalization of C$1.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 152.40 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a quick ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69. Aya Gold & Silver has a 52-week low of C$10.12 and a 52-week high of C$19.56.

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.