The stock of Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ) has seen a 3.65% increase in the past week, with a -11.75% drop in the past month, and a 30.31% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.05%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.41% for VGZ. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.89% for VGZ’s stock, with a 16.27% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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The 36-month beta value for VGZ is also noteworthy at 1.74. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for VGZ is 117.76M, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.22% of that float. The average trading volume of VGZ on May 10, 2024 was 345.26K shares.
VGZ) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Vista Gold Corp. (AMEX: VGZ) has jumped by 11.23 compared to previous close of 0.45. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 3.65% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Seeking Alpha reported 2024-05-07 that Vista Gold Corporation (NYSE:VGZ ) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call May 7, 2024 4:00 PM ET Company Participants Pamela Solly – VP, IR Fred Earnest – President & CEO Doug Tobler – CFO Conference Call Participants Operator Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Vista Gold’s First Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Corporate Update Conference Call.
Analysts’ Opinion of VGZ
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VGZ stocks, with ROTH Capital repeating the rating for VGZ by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for VGZ in the upcoming period, according to ROTH Capital is $2.30 based on the research report published on October 27, 2020 of the previous year 2020.
H.C. Wainwright, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VGZ reach a price target of $0.50. The rating they have provided for VGZ stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on June 29th, 2015.
H.C. Wainwright gave a rating of “Buy” to VGZ, setting the target price at $1.25 in the report published on June 19th of the previous year.
VGZ Trading at -1.30% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VGZ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -29.15% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.41%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.05%, as shares sank -11.79% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +43.71% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VGZ rose by +3.65%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -2.69% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.5200. In addition, Vista Gold Corp. saw 11.31% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VGZ starting from Tobler Douglas L., who purchase 3,500 shares at the price of $0.48 back on Mar 21 ’24. After this action, Tobler Douglas L. now owns 341,902 shares of Vista Gold Corp., valued at $1,690 using the latest closing price.
Stevenson Tracy Austin, the Director of Vista Gold Corp., purchase 20,000 shares at $0.37 during a trade that took place back on Jan 11 ’24, which means that Stevenson Tracy Austin is holding 453,199 shares at $7,324 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VGZ
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -100.0 for the present operating margin
- 0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for Vista Gold Corp. stands at -94.78. The total capital return value is set at -0.42. Equity return is now at value -89.66, with -45.96 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 6724.0 with net debt to EBITDA at 1.58. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 822.15. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 10.59.
Conclusion
In summary, Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
