Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) Given New C$21.25 Price Target at National Bankshares

Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) had its price objective lowered by National Bankshares from C$21.75 to C$21.25 in a report published on Thursday morning,BayStreet.CA reports. National Bankshares currently has an outperform rating on the stock.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Cibc World Mkts upgraded shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.25 in a report on Monday, November 25th. CIBC set a C$24.00 price objective on Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Cormark lowered Aya Gold & Silver from a “speculative buy” rating to a “market perform” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from C$20.00 to C$14.00 in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Desjardins raised shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$21.50.

Aya Gold & Silver Trading Up 3.8 %

TSE:AYA opened at C$11.62 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of C$1.52 billion, a PE ratio of 129.11 and a beta of 1.40. The business’s 50 day moving average is C$13.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$14.79. 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 has a 52 week low of C$9.40 and a 52 week high of C$19.56.

Insider Activity

In related news, Senior Officer Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk sold 38,591 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$11.29, for a total transaction of C$435,761.85. Also, Director Benoit La Salle sold 64,244 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$11.27, for a total value of C$724,145.52. Corporate insiders own 10.18% 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.