FY2025 Earnings Forecast for TSE:AYA Issued By Cormark

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Cormark dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Aya Gold & Silver in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. Cormark analyst N. Dion now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.33 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.62. The consensus estimate for Aya Gold & Silver's current full-year earnings is $0.64 per share.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on AYA. CIBC set a C$24.00 price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. National Bankshares dropped their target price 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. Cibc World Mkts upgraded shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.25 in a research report on Monday, November 25th. Finally, Desjardins cut their target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$24.00 to C$23.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of C$20.94.

Aya Gold & Silver Price Performance

Shares of TSE:AYA traded up C$0.22 during midday trading on Monday, hitting C$11.99. The stock had a trading volume of 650,097 shares, compared to its average volume of 696,905. The company's 50-day moving average price is C$11.59 and its 200-day moving average price is C$14.22. Aya Gold & Silver has a fifty-two week low of C$9.45 and a fifty-two week high of C$19.56. The company has a quick ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69. The company has a market capitalization of C$1.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 141.65 and a beta of 1.40.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Benoit La Salle sold 64,244 shares of Aya Gold & Silver 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 company's stock in a transaction on Monday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$12.08, for a total transaction of C$241,600.00. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 152,835 shares of company stock valued at $1,761,507. Insiders own 10.18% of the company's stock.

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.