Alex Ball Sells 20,000 Shares of Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Stock

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) Senior Officer Alex Ball sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$12.08, for a total transaction of C$241,600.00.

Alex Ball also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, January 15th, Alex Ball sold 30,000 shares of Aya Gold & Silver stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$12.00, for a total transaction of C$360,000.00.

Aya Gold & Silver Trading Down 0.2 %

TSE AYA opened at C$12.08 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of C$1.58 billion, a PE ratio of 134.22 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a fifty day moving average of C$12.29 and a 200 day moving average of C$14.72. Aya Gold & Silver Inc. has a 1 year low of C$9.40 and a 1 year high of C$19.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.42, a current ratio of 2.66 and a quick ratio of 3.28.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. National Bankshares lowered their price objective 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 note on Thursday, January 9th. Desjardins raised shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Cibc World Mkts raised shares of Aya Gold & Silver to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. CIBC set a C$24.00 price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$23.00 to C$22.25 in a report on Monday, November 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of C$21.50.

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.