Financial Contrast: Aya Gold & Silver (AYA) and Its Peers

Aya Gold & Silver (NASDAQ:AYA) is one of 1,988 publicly-traded 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 valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

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	-1,161,736,352,322,426,600.00%	-14.42%	-2.03%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

15.8% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations 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	6314	22390	32015	1765	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 18.83%. Given Aya Gold & Silver’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aya Gold & Silver has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings and 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	$202.10 million	$45.56 million	50.62
Aya Gold & Silver Competitors	$5.06 billion	$273.14 million	-24.64

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.

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.