VGZ vs. ODV, EQX, FVL, NDM, NSR, TMQ, GOLD, PTM, FURY, and AU
Should you be buying Vista Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vista Gold include Osisko Development (ODV), Equinox Gold (EQX), Freegold Ventures (FVL), Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM), Nomad Royalty (NSR), Trilogy Metals (TMQ), GoldMining (GOLD), Platinum Group Metals (PTM), Fury Gold Mines (FURY), and Aurion Resources (AU). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry.
Vista Gold vs. Its Competitors
Vista Gold (TSE:VGZ) and Osisko Development (CVE:ODV) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and risk.
In the previous week, Osisko Development had 2 more articles in the media than Vista Gold. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Osisko Development and 1 mentions for Vista Gold. Osisko Development's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Vista Gold's score of 0.34 indicating that Osisko Development is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
0.0% of Vista Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.8% of Osisko Development shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Vista Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.4% of Osisko Development shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Vista Gold has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Osisko Development's net margin of -1,819.53%. Vista Gold's return on equity of 93.43% beat Osisko Development's return on equity.
Vista Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Osisko Development. Vista Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Osisko Development, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Osisko Development has a consensus target price of C$6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 52.28%. Given Osisko Development's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Osisko Development is more favorable than Vista Gold.
Vista Gold has a beta of 2.318036, meaning that its share price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Osisko Development has a beta of 1.492513, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Osisko Development beats Vista Gold on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE 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.
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This page (TSE:VGZ) was last updated on 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
