Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) Given New C$18.50 Price Target at Stifel Nicolaus

Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) had its price target boosted by Stifel Nicolaus from C$18.00 to C$18.50 in a research note released on Thursday, BayStreet.CA reports.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on the company. National Bankshares dropped their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$22.00 to C$21.75 and set an outperform rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 17th. Cormark upped their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$12.50 to C$15.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 17th. Desjardins boosted their price target on Aya Gold & Silver from C$21.00 to C$26.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research note on Monday, July 22nd. Raymond James upped their price objective on Aya Gold & Silver from C$13.25 to C$17.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 23rd. Finally, Eight Capital increased their price target on Aya Gold & Silver from C$22.00 to C$26.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 11th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of Buy and a consensus price target of C$20.82.

Aya Gold & Silver Stock Up 1.8 %

Shares of TSE AYA traded up C$0.26 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting C$15.07. 197,494 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 358,484. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is C$14.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$13.01. The company has a market cap of C$1.97 billion, a PE ratio of 164.56 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.00, a current ratio of 2.66 and a quick ratio of 3.28. Aya Gold & Silver has a twelve month low of C$6.58 and a twelve month high of C$16.26.

Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 15th. The company reported C($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C($0.02) by C($0.01). The company had revenue of C$6.85 million during the quarter. Aya Gold & Silver had a net margin of 22.31% and a return on equity of 3.70%. Research analysts predict that Aya Gold & Silver will post 0.138752 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Aya Gold & Silver

In other news, Senior Officer Alex Ball bought 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 21st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$13.29 per share, for a total transaction of C$398,700.00. In related news, Senior Officer Alex Ball bought 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 21st. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$13.29 per share, for a total transaction of C$398,700.00. Also, Senior Officer Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk sold 19,850 shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$13.99, for a total transaction of C$277,701.50. Insiders sold a total of 28,113 shares of company stock worth $399,686 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 10.20% 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.