Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Senior Officer Sells C$241,600.00 in Stock

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$12.08, for a total value of C$241,600.00.

Alex Ball also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, January 15th, Alex Ball sold 30,000 shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$12.00, for a total transaction of C$360,000.00.

Aya Gold & Silver Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of AYA stock traded down C$0.02 during trading hours on Monday, hitting C$12.08. 196,356 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 678,646. The company has a quick ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 2.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.42. Aya Gold & Silver Inc. has a 12 month low of C$9.40 and a 12 month high of C$19.56. The stock has a market cap of C$1.58 billion, a PE ratio of 134.22 and a beta of 1.40. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is C$12.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$14.73.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AYA has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. CIBC set a C$24.00 target price on Aya Gold & Silver and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.25 in a report on Monday, November 25th. Desjardins upgraded shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Cibc World Mkts upgraded shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, National Bankshares decreased their target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$21.75 to C$21.25 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$21.50.

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.