NYSEAMERICAN:VGZ Vista Gold (VGZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis $2.64 +0.01 (+0.38%) Closing price 10/23/2026 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.66 +0.02 (+0.61%) As of 10/23/2026 07:49 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartEarningsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Vista Gold Stock (NYSEAMERICAN:VGZ) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Vista Gold alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$2.56▼$2.6650-Day Range$2.10▼$2.8252-Week Range$1.43▼$3.13Volume1.86 million shsAverage Volume2.35 million shsMarket Capitalization$385.36 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$4.50Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Vista Gold Corp. is a mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing gold projects. The company’s principal asset is the Mt Todd Gold Project in the Northern Territory of Australia, which it holds through its Australian subsidiary. Vista Gold’s activities include project evaluation, exploration, engineering and permitting, with the goal of developing Mt Todd into a producing gold mine. Mt Todd is located near Katherine in the Northern Territory and is regarded by the company as one of Australia’s larger undeveloped gold projects. Vista Gold has conducted technical studies, metallurgical testing, resource evaluation and infrastructure planning for the project, while continuing to assess development alternatives and potential improvements to its economics and operating design. Vista Gold is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and its shares trade on the NYSE American under the symbol VGZ. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Frederick H. Earnest, who has overseen the company’s efforts to advance the Mt Todd project and position it for future development.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Vista Gold Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks34th Percentile Overall ScoreVGZ MarketRank™: 1.699758518915 of 5 starsVista Gold scored higher than 34% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.7 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingVista Gold has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialVista Gold has a consensus price target of $4.50, representing about 70.5% upside from its current price of $2.64.Amount of Analyst CoverageVista Gold has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Vista Gold's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Vista Gold is -44.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Vista Gold is -44.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioVista Gold has a P/B Ratio of 22.00. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted5.50% of the float of Vista Gold has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVista Gold has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.45, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Vista Gold has recently increased by 1.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldVista Gold does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthVista Gold does not have a long track record of dividend growth. News and Social Media1.3 / 5News SentimentN/A Search Interest6 people have searched for VGZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Vista Gold to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership0.5 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Vista Gold insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders4.50% of the stock of Vista Gold is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions27.29% of the stock of Vista Gold is held by institutions.Read more about Vista Gold's insider trading history. Receive VGZ Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Vista Gold and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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VGZ Stock News HeadlinesVista Gold (NYSEAMERICAN:VGZ) Stock Price Down 0.8% - What's Next?October 14, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comVista Gold to Be Acquired by Artemis GoldSeptember 21, 2026 | tipranks.comCigar Lake Flooded Again Uranium Supply Shock RepeatsIn 2006, a flooded mine at Cigar Lake sent uranium prices from the 50 range to 136 in eight months. This past May, flooding hit the same complex again, and in July Cigar Lake went down a second time, disrupting the world's largest high-grade uranium mine. Gerardo Del Real calls this the Third Convergence Event and has backed three small companies positioned in front of it.October 25 at 1:00 AM | Digest Publishing (Ad)Artemis Gold Agrees to Buy Vista Gold In $427 Million DealSeptember 21, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comVista Gold Corp. (VGZ) M&A Call Prepared Remarks TranscriptSeptember 21, 2026 | seekingalpha.comVista Gold Corp. (VGZ) M&A Call TranscriptSeptember 21, 2026 | seekingalpha.comVista Gold to be Acquired by Artemis Gold in $427 Million All-Stock DealSeptember 21, 2026 | marketscreener.comMArtemis Gold to buy Vista Gold in $427M all-stock dealSeptember 21, 2026 | msn.comSee More Headlines VGZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have VGZ shares performed this year? Vista Gold's stock was trading at $1.97 at the start of the year. Since then, VGZ stock has increased by 34.0% and is now trading at $2.64. How were Vista Gold's earnings last quarter? Vista Gold Corp. (NYSEAMERICAN:VGZ) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 29th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter. Who are Vista Gold's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Vista Gold include Brookstone Capital Management (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Tracy Austin Stevenson and Douglas L Tobler. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Vista Gold? Shares of VGZ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Vista Gold own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vista Gold investors own include Barrick Mining (B), McEwen (MUX), New Gold (NGD), Gold Resource (GORO), Hecla Mining (HL), Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) and Kinross Gold (KGC). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/29/2026Today10/25/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (2m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 VGZ's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. VGZ has been in this zone for over 2 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSEAMERICAN SectorMaterials Industry Metals & Mining Sub-IndustryGold Current SymbolNYSEAMERICAN:VGZ Previous SymbolNYSE:VGZ CIK783324 Webwww.vistagold.com Phone(720) 981-1185Fax720-981-1186Employees14Year Founded1996Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Vista Gold$4.50 High Price Target$4.50 Low Price Target$4.50 Potential Upside/Downside+70.5%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($0.06) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$7.50 million Net MarginsN/A Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity-25.50% Return on Assets-24.44% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio34.21 Quick Ratio34.21 Sales & Book Value Annual SalesN/A Price / SalesN/A Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$0.12 per share Price / Book22.00Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares145,970,000Free Float139,402,000Market Cap$385.36 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.29 Social Links The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy is entering a new growth cycle as rising power demand, expanding data centers, and renewed policy support bring the sector back into focus. 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