Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ)Basic Materials | Gold | Englewood, United States | NYSE American
2.07 USD
-0.10
(-4.608%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 2.05 -0.02 (-0.016%) ⇩ (April 21, 2026, 6:37 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:23 a.m. EDT
The $2.50 strike is the gravity well for VGZ; the bulk of the capital structure bets on the stock reaching this level from current prices, while the fundamental engine (negative adjusted EPS and massive P/B discount) offers no defensive floor. Given the high H-stat and near-term technical distance, this is a high-risk speculation on project realization, not a valuation trade yet. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.146801 |
| AutoETS | 0.148933 |
| AutoTheta | 0.161750 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.178901 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.96 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.177 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.35 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Market Cap | 300,041,344 |
| Forward P/E | -41.40 |
| Beta | 1.21 |
| Website | https://www.vistagold.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:23 a.m. EDT: Speculative positioning is heavily weighted towards calls (OTM OI% 0.68-0.95 vs puts 0.16-0.31), indicating bullish theta decay targets. Significant open interest concentration sits at the $2.50 strike (11-12% OTM), which now acts as OTM for inception but is hitting ATM status as prices approach it. The $2.50 strike captures the majority of volume in longer-dated contracts (~63% of June/Sept call volume), suggesting the market is pricing in a 3.9% move to that threshold within 45-6 months. Put activity is negligible (low OI and volume) except for capitulation hedging at the $2.00 ATM level on nearer expirations.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.2842104 |
| Address1 | 8,310 S. Valley Hway |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 295.0 |
| All Time Low | 0.24 |
| Ask | 2.06 |
| Ask Size | 6,300 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,167,310 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,007,954 |
| Average Volume | 2,007,954 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,167,310 |
| Beta | 1.209 |
| Bid | 2.05 |
| Bid Size | 1,700 |
| Book Value | 0.119 |
| City | Englewood |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.07 |
| Current Ratio | 12.968 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 2.16 |
| Day Low | 2.05 |
| Display Name | Vista Gold |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,773,417,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,773,417,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,773,259,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,579,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,579,200 |
| Ebitda | -9,204,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -32.694 |
| Enterprise Value | 300,914,112 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.06 |
| Eps Forward | -0.05 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.06 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | ASE |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.3034 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.2334001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.101328515 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 128.42105 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 3.13 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.0600002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.33865818 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.88 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.1899999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.3522726 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.88 - 3.13 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 470,586,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 137,343,573 |
| Forward Eps | -0.05 |
| Forward P E | -41.399998 |
| Free Cashflow | -4,897,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE American |
| Full Time Employees | 13 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03434 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.19938 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 144,947,520 |
| Industry | Gold |
| Industry Disp | Gold |
| Industry Key | gold |
| Ir Website | http://vistagold.investorroom.com/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,024,444,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:20 |
| Long Business Summary | Vista Gold Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a development-stage company in the gold mining industry. Its flagship asset is the 100% owned Mt Todd gold project located in the Northern Territory, Australia. The company was formerly known as Granges, Inc. and changed its name to Vista Gold Corp. in November 1996. Vista Gold Corp. was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Englewood, Colorado. |
| Long Name | Vista Gold Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 300,041,344 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_276109 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -7,499,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 314,536,118 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 2.16 |
| Operating Cashflow | -6,614,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 720 981 1185 |
| Post Market Change | -0.01639986 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.7922638 |
| Post Market Price | 2.0536 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,811,058 |
| Previous Close | 2.17 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -34.5 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 17.394957 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 12.486 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.1 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.6083 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.16 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.05 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.05 - 2.16 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.16 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.17 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.07 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,801,600 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,702,863 |
| Return On Assets | -0.32953 |
| Return On Equity | -0.45429 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Shares Outstanding | 144,947,520 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0085 |
| Shares Short | 1,227,591 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 590,719 |
| Short Name | Vista Gold Corp |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0087 |
| Short Ratio | 0.61 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | VGZ |
| Target High Price | 4.5 |
| Target Low Price | 4.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 4.5 |
| Target Median Price | 4.5 |
| Total Cash | 13,622,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.094 |
| Total Debt | 0 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.06 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.8791 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.19089997 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.10159117 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,702,863 |
| Website | https://www.vistagold.com |
| Zip | 80,112 |