Marshall Wace LLP Buys 937,807 Shares of Vizsla Silver Corp. (NYSE:VZLA)

Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in shares of Vizsla Silver Corp. (NYSE:VZLA - Free Report) by 404.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,169,891 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 937,807 shares during the quarter. Marshall Wace LLP owned approximately 0.42% of Vizsla Silver worth $2,001,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vizsla Silver during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $188,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its position in shares of Vizsla Silver by 282.3% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,070,061 shares of the company's stock worth $1,830,000 after buying an additional 790,161 shares during the period. Diametric Capital LP grew its position in shares of Vizsla Silver by 35.3% in the 4th quarter. Diametric Capital LP now owns 163,091 shares of the company's stock worth $275,000 after buying an additional 42,586 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP increased its stake in shares of Vizsla Silver by 19.1% in the 4th quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 56,819 shares of the company's stock worth $97,000 after acquiring an additional 9,102 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. purchased a new position in Vizsla Silver during the 4th quarter valued at about $9,165,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 22.46% of the company's stock.

Vizsla Silver Trading Down 2.3 %

VZLA stock opened at $2.17 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $637.56 million, a PE ratio of -217.00 and a beta of 0.75. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $2.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $2.02. Vizsla Silver Corp. has a 12-month low of $1.27 and a 12-month high of $2.47.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have weighed in on VZLA. Raymond James reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Vizsla Silver in a research note on Friday, April 4th. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on Vizsla Silver in a research note on Friday, January 24th. They set an "outperform" rating for the company. Finally, Roth Mkm increased their target price on Vizsla Silver from $3.00 to $3.25 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $3.83.

Vizsla Silver Company Profile

Vizsla Silver Corp. engages in the exploration, and development of precious and base metal assets. The company explores for gold, silver, and copper deposits. It owns 100% interest in the Panuco Project covering an area of 7,189.5 hectares located in located in southern Sinaloa, Mexico. The company was formerly known as Vizsla Resources Corp.

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