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After finishing at $1.61 in the prior trading day, Vista Gold Corp (AMEX: VGZ) closed at $1.55, down -3.73%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.48 million shares were traded. VGZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.63 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.52.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VGZ by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 11.03 and its Current Ratio is at 11.03. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
On June 19, 2014, H.C. Wainwright started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $1.25.H.C. Wainwright initiated its Buy rating on June 19, 2014, with a $1.25 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 16 ’25 when SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC sold 2,872 shares for $2.27 per share. The transaction valued at 6,519 led to the insider holds 14,971,198 shares of the business.
SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC sold 364,714 shares of VGZ for $798,724 on Oct 14 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 14,974,070 shares after completing the transaction at $2.19 per share. On Oct 13 ’25, another insider, SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 176,285 shares for $2.19 each. As a result, the insider received 386,064 and left with 15,338,784 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VGZ now has a Market Capitalization of 201541552 and an Enterprise Value of 180819696.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VGZ is 1.17, which has changed by 1.5555556 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15566266 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VGZ has reached a high of $2.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.47. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.73%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 37.16%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.75M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1362410 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 125.13M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 121.61M. Insiders hold about 2.85% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 22.80% stake in the company. Shares short for VGZ as of 1760486400 were 537365 with a Short Ratio of 0.31, compared to 1757894400 on 246682. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 537365 and a Short% of Float of 0.53.
Earnings Estimates
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.06 and -$0.06 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.06. EPS for the following year is -$0.05, with 1.0 analysts recommending between -$0.05 and -$0.05.
