Financial Comparison: Aya Gold & Silver (AYA) versus Its Peers

Aya Gold & Silver (NASDAQ:AYA) is one of 1,988 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Aya Gold & Silver to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Aya Gold & Silver and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aya Gold & Silver	32.92%	25.49%	17.70%
Aya Gold & Silver Competitors	-1,161,736,352,322,426,600.00%	-14.42%	-2.03%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Aya Gold & Silver and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aya Gold & Silver	0	1	1	2	3.25
Aya Gold & Silver Competitors	6314	22390	32015	1765	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 18.83%. Given Aya Gold & Silver’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aya Gold & Silver has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Aya Gold & Silver and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aya Gold & Silver	$202.10 million	$45.56 million	50.62
Aya Gold & Silver Competitors	$5.06 billion	$273.14 million	-24.64

Aya Gold & Silver’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Aya Gold & Silver. Aya Gold & Silver is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

15.8% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

About Aya Gold & Silver

Aya Gold & Silver Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, evaluation and development of precious metals projects principally in Morocco. The company primarily explores for gold and silver deposits. Its flagship project holds Zgounder property. Aya Gold & Silver Inc. is based in Mount Royal, Canada.