NYSEAMERICAN:VGZ Vista Gold (VGZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis $2.74 -0.08 (-2.84%) Closing price 09/23/2026 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.72 -0.02 (-0.73%) As of 09/23/2026 07:30 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$2.67▼$2.7850-Day Range$1.54▼$2.8252-Week Range$1.43▼$3.13Volume2.69 million shsAverage Volume1.72 million shsMarket Capitalization$399.96 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$4.50Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Vista Gold Corp. is a development-stage gold company focused on the evaluation and advancement of gold projects. The company’s principal asset is the Mt Todd Gold Project in the Northern Territory of Australia, which it is working to develop through technical studies, engineering, permitting, exploration, and related project activities. Mt Todd is located approximately 55 kilometers south of Katherine and is considered one of Australia’s largest undeveloped gold projects. Vista Gold has conducted exploration, feasibility work, and optimization studies at the property to assess potential mining and processing plans. The company’s activities are concentrated in Australia, while its corporate office is based in Denver, Colorado. Vista Gold’s shares trade on the NYSE American under the symbol VGZ and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the same symbol. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Frederick H. Earnest.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Vista Gold Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks41st Percentile Overall ScoreVGZ MarketRank™: Vista Gold scored higher than 41% 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 64.2% upside from its current price of $2.74.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 -45.67, 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 -45.67, 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 22.83. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted5.49% 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 7.34.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Vista Gold has recently increased by 1.01%, 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 Media3.6 / 5News Sentiment0.70 News SentimentVista Gold has a news sentiment score of 0.70. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Vista Gold this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for VGZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% 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 to Be Acquired by Artemis GoldSeptember 21 at 5:51 PM | tipranks.comArtemis Gold Agrees to Buy Vista Gold In $427 Million DealSeptember 21 at 3:14 PM | finance.yahoo.comWhy I believe the AI market will split in Q4Matt McCall, who recommended Nvidia near $6 a share, says the AI market is splitting in two - just like the dot-com era split Pets.com from Amazon. One robotics business tied to his research posted $100 million in quarterly revenue, a fifth straight quarter of sequential growth, and 33.4% year-over-year growth. Meanwhile, three hyped names on his avoid list still depend on story over substance. See the full breakdown in his Great AI Shock briefing. | The Oxford Club (Ad)Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ) M&A Call Prepared Remarks TranscriptSeptember 21 at 3:00 PM | seekingalpha.comVista Gold Corp. (VGZ) M&A Call TranscriptSeptember 21 at 2:00 PM | seekingalpha.comVista Gold to be Acquired by Artemis Gold in $427 Million All-Stock DealSeptember 21 at 10:00 AM | marketscreener.comMArtemis Gold to buy Vista Gold in $427M all-stock dealSeptember 21 at 10:00 AM | msn.comArtemis Gold Agrees to Acquire Vista Gold, Adding an Advanced Stage Gold Development Asset in AustraliaSeptember 21 at 7:30 AM | financialpost.comFSee 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 beginning of the year. Since then, VGZ stock has increased by 39.1% and is now trading at $2.74. How were Vista Gold's earnings last quarter? Vista Gold Corp. (NYSEAMERICAN:VGZ) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 29th. The company reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter. Who are Vista Gold's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Vista Gold include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.20%), Squarepoint Ops LLC (0.14%) and Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC (0.02%). 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 Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), B2Gold (BTG), Iamgold (IAG), Silvercorp Metals (SVM), Gold.com (GOLD), Kinross Gold (KGC) and New Gold (NGD). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/29/2026Today9/23/2026Fiscal 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 (1m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 VGZ's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. VGZ has been in this zone for over one month. 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+64.2%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 / Book22.83Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares145,970,000Free Float139,402,000Market Cap$399.96 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.35 Social Links The 7 Hottest IPO Stories of 2026MarketBeat just released its list of the 7 hottest IPOs expected to hit Wall Street in 2026. 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