Vista Gold (VGZ) Competitors

Vista Gold (NYSE:VGZ) and i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VGZ or IAUX?

27.3% of Vista Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Vista Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of i-80 Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to VGZ or IAUX?

In the previous week, i-80 Gold had 2 more articles in the media than Vista Gold. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for i-80 Gold and 1 mentions for Vista Gold. Vista Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat i-80 Gold's score of 0.90 indicating that Vista Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vista Gold	Positive
i-80 Gold	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VGZ or IAUX?

Vista Gold received 2 more outperform votes than i-80 Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 44.44% of users gave i-80 Gold an outperform vote while only 10.53% of users gave Vista Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vista Gold	Outperform Votes 6 10.53%	Underperform Votes 51 89.47%
i-80 Gold	Outperform Votes 4 44.44%	Underperform Votes 5 55.56%

Is VGZ or IAUX 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
Vista Gold	N/A	93.43%	68.97%
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VGZ or IAUX?

Vista Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than i-80 Gold. i-80 Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vista Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vista Gold	N/A	N/A	-$6.59M	$0.07	14.10
i-80 Gold	$55.97M	9.27	-$65.20M	-$0.34	-1.94

Do analysts prefer VGZ or IAUX?

Vista Gold currently has a consensus price target of $2.75, suggesting a potential upside of 178.62%. i-80 Gold has a consensus price target of $2.17, suggesting a potential upside of 229.03%. Given i-80 Gold's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Vista Gold.

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)	3.00
i-80 Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more risk & volatility, VGZ or IAUX?

Vista Gold has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vista Gold beats i-80 Gold on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.