National Bank Financial Comments on TSE:AYA FY2025 Earnings

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for Aya Gold & Silver in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 10th. National Bank Financial analyst D. Demarco now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.13 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $0.28. The consensus estimate for Aya Gold & Silver's current full-year earnings is $0.64 per share.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on AYA. National Bankshares decreased their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$21.25 to C$20.75 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Desjardins reduced their target price 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 note on Thursday. Cormark reduced 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. Cibc World Mkts upgraded shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, CIBC set a C$24.00 target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$20.94.

Aya Gold & Silver Stock Down 3.2 %

Shares of AYA stock traded down C$0.39 during trading on Thursday, hitting C$11.70. 984,481 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 701,185. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a current ratio of 2.06. The firm has a market capitalization of C$1.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 138.23 and a beta of 1.40. The business's 50-day simple moving average is C$11.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$14.28. Aya Gold & Silver has a twelve month low of C$9.45 and a twelve month high of C$19.56.

Insider Transactions at Aya Gold & Silver

In related news, Director Benoit La Salle sold 64,244 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$11.27, for a total transaction of C$724,145.52. Also, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 20,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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. Over the last three months, insiders sold 152,835 shares of company stock worth $1,761,507. 10.18% of the stock is owned by 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.