Analyzing Aya Gold & Silver (AYA) and Its Peers

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Aya Gold & Silver and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aya Gold & Silver	$343.72 million	$45.56 million	49.95
Aya Gold & Silver Competitors	$5.44 billion	$277.89 million	-25.66

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

Profitability

This table compares Aya Gold & Silver and its rivals’ 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%	-9.09%	-2.06%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Aya Gold & Silver and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aya Gold & Silver	0	1	1	2	3.25
Aya Gold & Silver Competitors	6300	22403	31962	1765	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 10.31%. Given Aya Gold & Silver’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aya Gold & Silver has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

16.1% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.7% 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 stock 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.