Cormark Has Positive Forecast for TSE:AYA FY2025 Earnings

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) – Equities researchers at Cormark raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for Aya Gold & Silver in a research note issued on Friday, January 24th. Cormark analyst N. Dion now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.62 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.53. Cormark currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $14.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Aya Gold & Silver’s current full-year earnings is $0.64 per share.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on AYA. CIBC set a C$24.00 price objective on Aya Gold & Silver and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.25 in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Cibc World Mkts upgraded shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. National Bankshares decreased their target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$21.75 to C$21.25 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. Finally, Desjardins raised shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Aya Gold & Silver has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$21.50.

Aya Gold & Silver Price Performance

Shares of TSE AYA opened at C$11.36 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of C$12.02 and a 200 day moving average price of C$14.58. Aya Gold & Silver has a 1-year low of C$9.40 and a 1-year high of C$19.56. The firm has a market cap of C$1.48 billion, a PE ratio of 126.22 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a current ratio of 2.66, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.42.

Insider Activity at Aya Gold & Silver

In other news, Senior Officer Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk sold 38,591 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 dated Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$11.27, for a total transaction of C$724,145.52. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 152,835 shares of company stock worth $1,761,507. 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.