Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) Given New C$23.00 Price Target at Stifel Nicolaus

Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) had its target price hoisted by Stifel Nicolaus from C$18.50 to C$23.00 in a research note issued to investors on Monday morning, BayStreet.CA reports.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on AYA. Eight Capital raised their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$22.00 to C$26.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 11th. National Bankshares decreased their target price on 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. Desjardins increased their price target on Aya Gold & Silver from C$21.00 to C$26.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 22nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a C$21.50 price objective on Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 22nd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of C$21.64.

Aya Gold & Silver Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of TSE AYA opened at C$18.63 on Monday. Aya Gold & Silver has a 1 year low of C$6.73 and a 1 year high of C$19.56. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of C$16.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$14.94. The company has a market cap of C$2.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 207.00 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.42, a current ratio of 2.66 and a quick ratio of 3.28.

Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 14th. The company reported C$0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.01 by C$0.06. Aya Gold & Silver had a return on equity of 3.70% and a net margin of 22.31%. The company had revenue of C$18.72 million during the quarter. Research analysts anticipate that Aya Gold & Silver will post 0.6384455 earnings per share for the current year.

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.