Vista Gold (VGZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.12 to $2.19
• 50-Day Range: $1.54 to $2.49
• 52-Week Range: $1.43 to $3.13
• Volume: 1.19 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.79 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $315.30 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $4.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Vista Gold Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vista Gold scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Vista 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 Potential

Vista Gold has a consensus price target of $4.50, representing about 107.9% upside from its current price of $2.17.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vista Gold has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vista Gold is -36.08, 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. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vista Gold is -36.08, 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 Ratio

Vista Gold has a P/B Ratio of 18.04. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.49% of the float of Vista Gold has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vista Gold has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.34.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vista Gold has recently increased by 1.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Vista Gold does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Vista Gold does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Vista Gold has a news sentiment score of 0.80. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Vista Gold this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for VGZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Vista Gold to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vista Gold insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.50% of the stock of Vista Gold is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

27.29% of the stock of Vista Gold is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSEAMERICAN
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Gold
• Current Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:VGZ
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:VGZ
• CIK: 783324
• Web: www.vistagold.com
• Phone: (720) 981-1185
• Fax: 720-981-1186
• Employees: 14
• Year Founded: 1996

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Vista Gold: $4.50
• High Price Target: $4.50
• Low Price Target: $4.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +107.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.06)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$7.50 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -25.50%
• Return on Assets: -24.44%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 34.21
• Quick Ratio: 34.21

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.12 per share
• Price / Book: 18.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 145,970,000
• Free Float: 139,402,000
• Market Cap: $316.03 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.35