TSE:AYA FY2025 EPS Forecast Cut by National Bank Financial

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) – Analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Aya Gold & Silver in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 10th. National Bank Financial analyst D. Demarco now expects that the company will earn $0.13 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.28. The consensus estimate for Aya Gold & Silver’s current full-year earnings is $0.64 per share.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. National Bankshares reduced their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$21.25 to C$20.75 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Desjardins raised Aya Gold & Silver to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. CIBC set a C$24.00 price target on Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Cormark cut their price target on Aya Gold & Silver from C$14.00 to C$13.00 in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Cibc World Mkts raised Aya Gold & Silver to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Aya Gold & Silver presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$21.31.

Aya Gold & Silver Trading Up 3.8 %

Aya Gold & Silver stock opened at C$12.16 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.42, a current ratio of 2.66 and a quick ratio of 3.28. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is C$11.74 and its 200-day moving average price is C$14.33. Aya Gold & Silver has a 1 year low of C$9.40 and a 1 year high of C$19.56. The stock has a market cap of C$1.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 135.11 and a beta of 1.40.

Insider Buying and Selling at Aya Gold & Silver

In other Aya Gold & Silver news, Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$12.08, for a total transaction of C$241,600.00. Also, Senior Officer Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk sold 38,591 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$11.29, for a total value of C$435,761.85. Insiders have sold a total of 152,835 shares of company stock worth $1,761,507 over the last ninety days. Company 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.