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The closing price of Vista Gold Corp (AMEX: VGZ) was $1.15 for the day, up 1.77% from the previous closing price of $1.13. In other words, the price has increased by $1.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.6 million shares were traded. VGZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.16 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.12.
Ratios:
Our analysis of VGZ’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. 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.
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 143958144 and an Enterprise Value of 130747256.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VGZ is 0.93, which has changed by 0.8548387 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1590569 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VGZ has reached a high of $1.30, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.47. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 40.53%.
Shares Statistics:
VGZ traded an average of 727.28K shares per day over the past three months and 978860 shares per day over the past ten days. 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 23.76% stake in the company. Shares short for VGZ as of 1755216000 were 414996 with a Short Ratio of 0.57, compared to 1752537600 on 259269. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 414996 and a Short% of Float of 0.41000000000000003.
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.
