Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA - Get Free Report) was up 5% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as C$13.17 and last traded at C$13.00. Approximately 179,648 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 76% from the average daily volume of 752,686 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$12.38.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research analysts have recently commented on AYA shares. Cormark lowered their price objective on Aya Gold & Silver from C$14.00 to C$13.00 in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Cibc World Mkts raised Aya Gold & Silver to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. CIBC set a C$24.00 target price on Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Desjardins lowered their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$24.00 to C$23.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, National Bankshares lowered 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 report on Tuesday, February 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Aya Gold & Silver currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of C$20.97.
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Aya Gold & Silver Price Performance
The company has a market cap of C$1.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 152.40 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a fifty day moving average price of C$11.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$13.81. 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 Transactions at Aya Gold & Silver
In related news, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 20,000 shares of the firm'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 transaction of C$241,600.00. Also, Senior Officer Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk sold 38,591 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$11.29, for a total value of C$435,761.85. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 152,835 shares of company stock valued at $1,761,507. 10.18% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
About Aya Gold & Silver
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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.
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