Aya Gold & Silver (AYA) vs. Its Rivals Critical Survey

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

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aya Gold & Silver	$202.10 million	$45.56 million	47.77
Aya Gold & Silver Competitors	$4.66 billion	$277.23 million	-28.68

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Aya Gold & Silver and its rivals, as reported 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	6306	22425	31996	1766	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 13.53%. Given Aya Gold & Silver’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aya Gold & Silver has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

15.8% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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%	-9.10%	-2.11%

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.