Aya Gold & Silver (AYA) & Its Peers Financial Review

Aya Gold & Silver (NASDAQ:AYA) is one of 1,987 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Aya Gold & Silver to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

15.9% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aya Gold & Silver	$343.72 million	$45.56 million	52.05
Aya Gold & Silver Competitors	$5.43 billion	$277.89 million	-26.45

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Aya Gold & Silver and its peers, as reported 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	6294	22387	31933	1762	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 15.94%. Given Aya Gold & Silver’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aya Gold & Silver has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

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	-1,161,736,352,322,426,800.00%	-9.02%	-2.06%

Aya Gold & Silver Company Profile

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.