Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Director Benoit La Salle Sells 64,244 Shares

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Director Benoit La Salle sold 64,244 shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$11.27, for a total transaction of C$724,145.52.

Aya Gold & Silver Price Performance

Shares of AYA stock opened at C$10.68 on Tuesday. Aya Gold & Silver Inc. has a twelve month low of C$9.40 and a twelve month high of C$19.56. The company has a current ratio of 2.66, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.42. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of C$13.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$14.84. The stock has a market capitalization of C$1.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 118.67 and a beta of 1.40.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently commented on AYA shares. National Bankshares dropped their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$24.00 to C$23.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Cormark lowered Aya Gold & Silver from a “speculative buy” rating to a “market perform” rating and dropped their target price for the company from C$20.00 to C$14.00 in a research report on Friday, November 15th. CIBC set a C$24.00 price target on Aya Gold & Silver and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Cibc World Mkts upgraded Aya Gold & Silver to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Desjardins upgraded Aya Gold & Silver to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of C$21.72.

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.