Vista Gold (VGZ) Competitors

Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC) and Vista Gold (NYSE:VGZ) 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 dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Is HYMC or VGZ more profitable?

Hycroft Mining's return on equity of -94.57% beat Vista Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hycroft Mining	N/A	-178.38%	-25.25%
Vista Gold	N/A	-94.57%	-76.38%

Do analysts recommend HYMC or VGZ?

Vista Gold has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 354.55%. Given Hycroft Mining's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vista Gold is more favorable than Hycroft Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hycroft Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Vista Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor HYMC or VGZ?

In the previous week, Vista Gold had 2 more articles in the media than Hycroft Mining. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Vista Gold and 1 mentions for Hycroft Mining. Vista Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Hycroft Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Hycroft Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hycroft Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Vista Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, HYMC or VGZ?

Hycroft Mining has a beta of 2.17, indicating that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vista Gold has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HYMC or VGZ?

Hycroft Mining received 5 more outperform votes than Vista Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.55% of users gave Hycroft Mining an outperform vote while only 2.33% of users gave Vista Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hycroft Mining	Outperform Votes 6 54.55%	Underperform Votes 5 45.45%
Vista Gold	Outperform Votes 1 2.33%	Underperform Votes 42 97.67%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HYMC or VGZ?

7.4% of Hycroft Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Vista Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Hycroft Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Vista Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HYMC or VGZ?

Vista Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hycroft Mining. Vista Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hycroft Mining, 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
Hycroft Mining	$33.23M	2.24	-$55.02M	-$2.90	-1.22
Vista Gold	N/A	N/A	-$6.59M	-$0.05	-11.00

Summary

Vista Gold beats Hycroft Mining on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.