Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) Reaches New 52-Week High at $16.26

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as C$16.26 and last traded at C$16.26, with a volume of 773994 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$15.54.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AYA has been the topic of a number of research reports. Eight Capital boosted their target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$22.00 to C$26.00 in a report on Thursday, July 11th. National Bankshares decreased their price objective on Aya Gold & Silver from C$22.00 to C$21.75 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 17th. Desjardins raised their price objective on Aya Gold & Silver from C$21.00 to C$26.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 22nd. BMO Capital Markets set a C$21.50 target price on Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 22nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Aya Gold & Silver from C$18.00 to C$18.50 in a report on Thursday, August 15th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$20.82.

Aya Gold & Silver Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.42, a current ratio of 2.66 and a quick ratio of 3.28. The stock has a market capitalization of C$2.12 billion, a PE ratio of 180.67 and a beta of 1.39. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of C$14.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$13.66.

Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 14th. The company reported C$0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of C$0.01 by C$0.06. The business had revenue of C$18.72 million during the quarter. Aya Gold & Silver had a return on equity of 3.70% and a net margin of 22.31%. Research analysts expect that Aya Gold & Silver Inc. will post 0.5405851 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Aya Gold & Silver

In other Aya Gold & Silver news, Senior Officer Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk sold 19,850 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$13.99, for a total value of C$277,701.50. In other news, Senior Officer Alex Ball acquired 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 21st. The stock was purchased at an average cost 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 the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$13.99, for a total transaction of C$277,701.50. 10.19% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.