Vista Gold (VGZ) Competitors $2.16 +0.01 (+0.47%) Closing price 10/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.14 -0.02 (-1.11%) As of 10/3/2025 07:55 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 FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VGZ vs. IAUX, GROY, NFGC, ODV, PLG, HYMC, VOXR, TRX, NAMM, and USGOShould you be buying Vista Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vista Gold include i-80 Gold (IAUX), Gold Royalty (GROY), New Found Gold (NFGC), Osisko Development (ODV), Platinum Group Metals (PLG), Hycroft Mining (HYMC), Vox Royalty (VOXR), TRX Gold (TRX), Namib Minerals (NAMM), and U.S. GoldMining (USGO). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry. Vista Gold vs. Its Competitors i-80 Gold Gold Royalty New Found Gold Osisko Development Platinum Group Metals Hycroft Mining Vox Royalty TRX Gold Namib Minerals U.S. GoldMining i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) and Vista Gold (NYSE:VGZ) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability. Is IAUX or VGZ more profitable? Vista Gold has a net margin of 0.00% compared to i-80 Gold's net margin of -231.43%. Vista Gold's return on equity of 93.43% beat i-80 Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets i-80 Gold-231.43% -21.18% -12.67% Vista Gold N/A 93.43%68.97% Does the media refer more to IAUX or VGZ? In the previous week, Vista Gold had 1 more articles in the media than i-80 Gold. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Vista Gold and 1 mentions for i-80 Gold. i-80 Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Vista Gold's score of 0.50 indicating that i-80 Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment i-80 Gold 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vista Gold 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, IAUX or VGZ? Vista Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than i-80 Gold. Vista Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than i-80 Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratioi-80 Gold$76.62M9.79-$65.20M-$0.29-3.28Vista GoldN/AN/A-$6.59M-$0.07-30.86 Do analysts prefer IAUX or VGZ? i-80 Gold currently has a consensus price target of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 57.89%. Vista Gold has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.89%. Given i-80 Gold's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Vista Gold.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score i-80 Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Vista Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, IAUX or VGZ? i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vista Gold has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of IAUX or VGZ? 61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Vista Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of i-80 Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Vista Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryVista Gold beats i-80 Gold on 9 of the 16 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. 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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$270.39M$1.04B$3.76B$21.82BDividend YieldN/A1.40%5.03%3.54%P/E Ratio24.003.43157.0829.82Price / SalesN/A21.9722,453.3067.04Price / CashN/A39.3826.3224.90Price / Book54.006.297.094.60Net Income-$6.59M-$1.39M$149.34M$1.00B7 Day Performance3.85%4.19%2.48%2.07%1 Month Performance57.66%22.41%11.23%3.33%1 Year Performance166.63%102.43%53.30%13.11% Vista Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VGZVista Gold3.0607 of 5 stars$2.16+0.5%$3.00+38.9%+166.6%$270.39MN/A24.0010Short Interest ↓IAUXi-80 Gold2.8396 of 5 stars$0.99+2.2%$1.50+52.3%N/A$777.96M$76.62M-2.7480Positive NewsGROYGold Royalty2.2045 of 5 stars$3.88+0.3%$4.64+19.5%+179.6%$661.42M$12.38M-29.854NFGCNew Found Gold1.2386 of 5 stars$2.48+0.8%$5.00+101.6%-8.4%$602.71MN/A-11.2798Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeODVOsisko Development0.5717 of 5 stars$3.44+3.5%N/A+60.4%$458.31M$3.33M-4.19310News CoverageShort Interest ↑PLGPlatinum Group Metals0.1145 of 5 stars$2.70+5.9%N/A+78.8%$287.06MN/A-45.0010News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeHYMCHycroft Mining1.0924 of 5 stars$6.33+4.5%N/A+158.9%$237.32M$33.23M-3.18100VOXRVox Royalty1.5851 of 5 stars$4.34+4.3%N/A+37.7%$211.71M$10.77M-108.503Ex-DividendAnalyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading VolumeTRXTRX Gold2.6456 of 5 stars$0.63+5.9%$1.10+76.0%+60.0%$178.04M$47.73M-34.20120News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeNAMMNamib Minerals0.6111 of 5 stars$3.30+4.4%N/AN/A$169.62MN/A-2.60N/ANews CoverageUSGOU.S. GoldMining1.997 of 5 stars$12.64-4.4%$26.50+109.7%+30.2%$167.66MN/A-19.156High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IAUX Competitors GROY Competitors NFGC Competitors ODV Competitors PLG Competitors HYMC Competitors VOXR Competitors TRX Competitors NAMM Competitors USGO 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 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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