Q4 Earnings Estimate for TSE:AYA Issued By Desjardins

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Desjardins issued their Q4 2024 earnings per share estimates for shares of Aya Gold & Silver in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 13th. Desjardins analyst A. Carson forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.00 for the quarter. Desjardins has a "Buy" rating and a $23.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Aya Gold & Silver's current full-year earnings is $0.64 per share.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. CIBC set a C$24.00 price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. National Bankshares dropped their price target on Aya Gold & Silver from C$21.25 to C$20.75 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Stifel Nicolaus cut 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. Cibc World Mkts raised shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Cormark cut their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$14.00 to C$13.00 in a report on Thursday, January 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has assigned 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 target price of C$20.94.

Aya Gold & Silver Stock Performance

Shares of AYA traded up C$0.22 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching C$11.99. 650,097 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 696,905. The business's fifty day simple moving average is C$11.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$14.22. Aya Gold & Silver has a 52-week low of C$9.45 and a 52-week high of C$19.56. The stock has a market capitalization of C$1.11 billion, a PE ratio of 141.65 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.69, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 3.28.

Insider Activity at Aya Gold & Silver

In other news, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 30,000 shares of the firm's 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. Also, 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 value of C$724,145.52. In the last quarter, insiders sold 152,835 shares of company stock valued at $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.