Scotiabank Lowers Earnings Estimates for Aya Gold & Silver

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSE:AYA) – Stock analysts at Scotiabank reduced their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Aya Gold & Silver in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 19th. Scotiabank analyst E. Winmill now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.14 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $1.27. The consensus estimate for Aya Gold & Silver’s current full-year earnings is $0.64 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Aya Gold & Silver’s FY2027 earnings at $1.48 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on AYA. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$36.00 to C$41.00 in a report on Friday, August 14th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce boosted their target price on shares of Aya Gold & Silver from C$35.00 to C$41.50 in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Desjardins set a C$38.00 price target on shares of Aya Gold & Silver and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, National Bank Financial boosted their price objective on Aya Gold & Silver from C$41.00 to C$43.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and three have issued a Buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$36.67.

Aya Gold & Silver Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of AYA stock opened at C$36.78 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.63, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 3.28. The company has a market cap of C$5.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.75 and a beta of 3.09. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of C$30.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$26.24. Aya Gold & Silver has a 1-year low of C$11.95 and a 1-year high of C$40.16.

Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported C$0.33 earnings per share for the quarter. Aya Gold & Silver had a return on equity of 25.26% and a net margin of 32.72%.The company had revenue of C$137.52 million during the quarter.

Aya Gold & Silver Company Profile

Aya Gold & Silver is a Canadian precious metals mining company anchored in Morocco and active across the full mining value chain. The Company has established an exploration track record through a systematic, technology-led, data-driven approach and is focused on expanding its resource base and land package along the Anti-Atlas fault – one of Africa’s most geologically rich, underexplored and mining-friendly regions. Aya operates Zgounder, a rare, silver-only mine, producing silver doré from its new processing facility.