Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ)Basic Materials | Gold | Englewood, United States | NYSE American
1.68 USD
+0.02
(1.205%)
⇧
(July 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:03 a.m. EDT
The immediate catalyst driving this stock is the inclusion in the Russell 2000 index, which forced a massive re-rating from a micro-cap status to a small-cap benchmark. While the company has secured a strategic hire for the Mt Todd project and raised capital, the financial reality remains stark: the business is burning cash with negative free cash flow and negative earnings, supported by a fortress-like but likely bloated balance sheet with a current ratio of 29. The massive gap between the current price of $1.72 and the universal analyst target of $4.50 reflects a pure bet on the gold price rising and the project coming online, rather than current profitability. The options market mirrors this speculative fervor, with traders buying calls and ignoring the downside entirely. However, the lack of any dividend yield and the deteriorating operational metrics mean this is a high-risk momentum play dependent entirely on external commodity prices and execution, not a stable investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.062445 |
| AutoTheta | 0.072241 |
| AutoETS | 0.072660 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.073779 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 35% |
| H-stat | 4.66 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.395 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.25 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Market Cap | 245,231,856 |
| Forward P/E | -33.60 |
| Beta | 1.25 |
| Website | https://www.vistagold.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:03 a.m. EDT: Options activity shows a distinct lack of protective hedging, with put volume and open interest being negligible compared to calls. Speculators are overwhelmingly positioned for upside, evidenced by heavy open interest concentration in out-of-the-money calls at strikes of $2.00 and $2.50 across multiple expirations. This aggressive call positioning suggests a bullish sentiment driven by the Russell 2000 inclusion and project milestones, despite the underlying asset's poor fundamentals.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.69696975 |
| Address1 | 8,310 S. Valley Hway |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 295.0 |
| All Time Low | 0.24 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 35,200 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,953,800 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,022,011 |
| Average Volume | 2,022,011 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,953,800 |
| Beta | 1.253 |
| Bid | 1.67 |
| Bid Size | 6,000 |
| Book Value | 0.366 |
| City | Englewood |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.68 |
| Current Ratio | 29.22 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 1.76 |
| Day Low | 1.68 |
| Display Name | Vista Gold |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,640,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,640,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,579,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,579,200 |
| Ebitda | -9,653,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -19.64 |
| Enterprise Value | 189,583,440 |
| 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 | 2.1402 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.46019995 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.21502662 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 69.696976 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 3.13 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.4500002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.46325883 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.91 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.7699999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.84615374 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.91 - 3.13 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 470,586,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 138,367,699 |
| Forward Eps | -0.05 |
| Forward P E | -33.6 |
| Free Cashflow | -4,753,875 |
| 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 | 0.0341 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.25802 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 145,971,346 |
| 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 | 245,231,856 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_276109 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -7,936,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 242,312,434 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 1.71 |
| Operating Cashflow | -6,994,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 720 981 1185 |
| Pre Market Change | -0.01000011 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | -0.5917224 |
| Pre Market Price | 1.68 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,118,975 |
| Previous Close | 1.66 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -28.0 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 4.5901637 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 28.972 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.02 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.20482 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.76 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.68 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.68 - 1.76 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.71 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.66 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.68 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,784,059,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 802,295 |
| Return On Assets | -0.16871999 |
| Return On Equity | -0.23021 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.2043345 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Shares Outstanding | 145,971,346 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0367 |
| Shares Short | 5,353,848 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,038,907 |
| Short Name | Vista Gold Corp |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0376 |
| Short Ratio | 1.65 |
| 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 | 52,729,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.361 |
| 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 | 2.13585 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.45585 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.21342792 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 802,295 |
| Website | https://www.vistagold.com |
| Zip | 80,112 |