Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the five analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is C$21.50.

AYA has been the topic of a number of research reports. Desjardins raised shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. National Bankshares dropped their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$24.00 to C$23.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Cormark lowered Aya Gold & Silver from a “speculative buy” rating to a “market perform” rating and reduced their price target for the company from C$20.00 to C$14.00 in a report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Aya Gold & Silver from C$18.50 to C$23.00 in a report on Monday, October 21st.

Aya Gold & Silver Stock Performance

AYA stock opened at C$13.80 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of C$1.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 153.33 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.42, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a current ratio of 2.66. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of C$17.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$15.35. Aya Gold & Silver has a 52 week low of C$8.33 and a 52 week high of C$19.56.

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.