Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) Price Target Raised to C$18.50 at Stifel Nicolaus

Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) had its price target upped by Stifel Nicolaus from C$18.00 to C$18.50 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, BayStreet.CA reports.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. National Bankshares dropped their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$22.00 to C$21.75 and set an outperform rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 17th. Cormark boosted their target price on Aya Gold & Silver from C$12.50 to C$15.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 17th. Eight Capital raised their price target on Aya Gold & Silver from C$22.00 to C$26.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 11th. Desjardins lifted 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. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a C$21.50 target price on Aya Gold & Silver and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research note on Monday, July 22nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of Buy and a consensus target price of C$20.82.

Aya Gold & Silver Stock Performance

TSE AYA opened at C$15.16 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of C$14.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$13.04. The company has a current ratio of 2.66, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.00. The stock has a market cap of C$1.98 billion, a PE ratio of 168.44 and a beta of 1.34. Aya Gold & Silver has a twelve month low of C$6.58 and a twelve month high of C$16.26.

Insider Activity

In other news, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 3,000 shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$14.44, for a total value of C$43,320.00. In other news, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$14.44, for a total value of C$43,320.00. Also, Senior Officer Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk sold 19,850 shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$13.99, for a total transaction of C$277,701.50. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 28,113 shares of company stock worth $399,686. Corporate insiders own 10.20% 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.