The stock of Vista Gold Corp (VGZ) has gone up by 0.66% for the week, with a 5.50% rise in the past month and a 41.82% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.98%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 5.95% for VGZ. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 4.61% for VGZ stock, with a simple moving average of 26.88% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Vista Gold Corp (AMEX: VGZ) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Vista Gold Corp (AMEX: VGZ) is above average at 8.93x. The 36-month beta value for VGZ is also noteworthy at 1.13. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for VGZ is 120.91M, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.00% of that float. The average trading volume of VGZ on April 10, 2025 was 442.10K shares.
VGZ) stock’s latest price update
Vista Gold Corp (AMEX: VGZ)’s stock price has increased by 8.25 compared to its previous closing price of 0.73. However, the company has seen a 0.66% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-28 that DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vista Gold Corp. (NYSE American and TSX: VGZ) announced today that Frederick H. Earnest, President and CEO of Vista, will be speaking at the Mining Forum Europe 2025 conference in Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. Earnest’s presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, April 2, at 1:10 pm Zurich time (5:10 a.m. MDT or 7:10 a.m. EDT). The session will be live-streamed and available for on-demand viewing starting Friday, April 4. It can be accessed on the Company’s website at www.vista.
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 12.31% 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 -6.56% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.95%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.98%, as shares surge +4.33% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +30.79% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VGZ rose by +0.13%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +67.59% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.7590. In addition, Vista Gold Corp saw 42.33% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for VGZ
The total capital return value is set at 0.59. Equity return is now at value 98.43, with 80.61 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 659.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.38. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 16.73.
Conclusion
In summary, Vista Gold Corp (VGZ) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
