TSE:AYA FY2024 EPS Lowered by National Bank Financial

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA - Free Report) - National Bank Financial dropped their FY2024 earnings estimates for Aya Gold & Silver in a report released on Monday, February 10th. National Bank Financial analyst D. Demarco now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.00 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $0.03. The consensus estimate for Aya Gold & Silver's current full-year earnings is $0.64 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Aya Gold & Silver's Q4 2024 earnings at ($0.01) EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on AYA. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.25 in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Desjardins cut their price objective 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 note on Thursday. CIBC set a C$24.00 price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. National Bankshares cut their price objective 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. Finally, Cormark cut their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$14.00 to C$13.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of C$20.94.

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Aya Gold & Silver Stock Performance

Shares of TSE AYA traded down C$0.39 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching C$11.70. The company had a trading volume of 984,481 shares, compared to its average volume of 701,185. The stock has a market cap of C$1.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 138.23 and a beta of 1.40. Aya Gold & Silver has a 1 year low of C$9.45 and a 1 year high of C$19.56. The business's 50-day simple moving average is C$11.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$14.29. 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 Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk sold 38,591 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$11.29, for a total transaction of C$435,761.85. Also, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$12.08, for a total transaction of C$241,600.00. Insiders sold 152,835 shares of company stock valued at $1,761,507 over the last 90 days. Corporate 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.