Vista Gold (VGZ) Competitors $1.22 -0.03 (-2.40%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.21 -0.01 (-0.82%) As of 07:58 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock VGZ vs. GROY, ODV, NFGC, IAUX, VOXR, USGO, PLG, TRX, HYMC, and GOROShould you be buying Vista Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vista Gold include Gold Royalty (GROY), Osisko Development (ODV), New Found Gold (NFGC), i-80 Gold (IAUX), Vox Royalty (VOXR), U.S. GoldMining (USGO), Platinum Group Metals (PLG), TRX Gold (TRX), Hycroft Mining (HYMC), and Gold Resource (GORO). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry. Vista Gold vs. Gold Royalty Osisko Development New Found Gold i-80 Gold Vox Royalty U.S. GoldMining Platinum Group Metals TRX Gold Hycroft Mining Gold Resource Vista Gold (NYSE:VGZ) and Gold Royalty (NYSE:GROY) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate VGZ or GROY? Vista Gold presently has a consensus price target of $2.75, suggesting a potential upside of 125.41%. Gold Royalty has a consensus price target of $3.31, suggesting a potential upside of 85.06%. Given Vista Gold's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Vista Gold is more favorable than Gold Royalty.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vista Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Gold Royalty 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VGZ or GROY? 27.3% of Vista Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.8% of Gold Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Vista Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is VGZ or GROY more profitable? Vista Gold has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Gold Royalty's net margin of -252.16%. Vista Gold's return on equity of 93.43% beat Gold Royalty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vista GoldN/A 93.43% 68.97% Gold Royalty -252.16%0.46%0.35% Does the MarketBeat Community favor VGZ or GROY? Vista Gold and Gold Royalty both received 6 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 85.71% of users gave Gold Royalty an outperform vote while only 10.53% of users gave Vista Gold an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVista GoldOutperform Votes610.53%Underperform Votes5189.47% Gold RoyaltyOutperform Votes685.71% Underperform Votes114.29% Which has more risk and volatility, VGZ or GROY? Vista Gold has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gold Royalty has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to VGZ or GROY? In the previous week, Vista Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Gold Royalty'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Vista Gold Neutral Gold Royalty Neutral Which has better valuation & earnings, VGZ or GROY? Vista Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gold Royalty. Gold Royalty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vista Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVista GoldN/AN/A-$6.59M$0.0717.43Gold Royalty$10.35M29.49-$26.76M-$0.02-89.50 SummaryVista Gold beats Gold Royalty on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Vista Gold News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VGZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VGZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVista GoldGold & silver ores IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$152.29M$4.42B$3.08B$19.30BDividend YieldN/A2.07%5.21%3.84%P/E Ratio13.5626.7167.8834.53Price / SalesN/A10.6725,591,212,775,269,400.0034.83Price / CashN/A21.4524.3417.51Price / Book30.503.305.214.69Net Income-$6.59M$8.61M$156.48M$1.02B7 Day Performance27.08%5.22%2.45%-1.74%1 Month Performance28.53%1.23%5.51%7.50%1 Year Performance127.10%29.77%16.98%4.15% Vista Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VGZVista Gold1.6278 of 5 stars$1.22-2.4%$2.75+125.4%+126.1%$152.29MN/A13.5610Positive NewsGap DownGROYGold Royalty1.4781 of 5 stars$1.53-5.6%$3.31+116.5%N/A$260.82M$10.10M-11.774ODVOsisko DevelopmentN/A$1.85-6.8%N/A-15.0%$252.13M$4.56M-1.02310High Trading VolumeNFGCNew Found Gold0.841 of 5 stars$1.21-6.2%$5.00+313.2%-68.3%$242.86MN/A-5.5098News CoverageGap UpIAUXi-80 Gold1.8189 of 5 stars$0.50-6.9%$3.50+595.7%N/A$223.05M$55.97M-1.4080High Trading VolumeVOXRVox Royalty0.9546 of 5 stars$3.00-5.7%N/A+46.5%$152.26M$11.05M-100.003News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionUSGOU.S. GoldMining2.2122 of 5 stars$10.50+5.2%$26.50+152.4%+68.2%$130.99MN/A0.006News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumePLGPlatinum Group MetalsN/A$1.21-4.0%N/A-21.4%$127.31MN/A-20.1710News CoveragePositive NewsTRXTRX Gold2.1791 of 5 stars$0.31-3.6%$1.50+386.9%-34.7%$86.98M$45.41M-30.81120News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHYMCHycroft Mining0.1832 of 5 stars$3.36-3.4%N/A-18.6%$83.94M$33.23M-1.26100GOROGold Resource1.3347 of 5 stars$0.51-8.2%$1.25+144.2%+15.3%$62.25M$65.73M-1.0410News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GROY Competitors ODV Competitors NFGC Competitors IAUX Competitors VOXR Competitors USGO Competitors PLG Competitors TRX Competitors HYMC Competitors GORO Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VGZ) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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