Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Senior Officer Alex Ball Sells 20,000 Shares of Stock

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

AYA stock opened at C$12.08 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of C$1.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 134.22 and a beta of 1.40. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of C$12.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$14.72. Aya Gold & Silver Inc. has a one year low of C$9.40 and a one year high of C$19.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.42, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a current ratio of 2.66.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on AYA shares. Cibc World Mkts upgraded shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. National Bankshares cut their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$21.75 to C$21.25 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Desjardins upgraded shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Cormark cut shares of Aya Gold & Silver from a “speculative buy” rating to a “market perform” rating and cut their price target for the stock from C$20.00 to C$14.00 in a report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, CIBC set a C$24.00 price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Aya Gold & Silver currently 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.