Vista Gold (VGZ) Competitors $0.79 -0.01 (-1.00%) As of 12:34 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock VGZ vs. IAUX, GROY, NFGC, ODV, VOXR, PLG, USGO, TRX, HYMC, and GOROShould you be buying Vista Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vista Gold include i-80 Gold (IAUX), Gold Royalty (GROY), New Found Gold (NFGC), Osisko Development (ODV), Vox Royalty (VOXR), Platinum Group Metals (PLG), U.S. GoldMining (USGO), TRX Gold (TRX), Hycroft Mining (HYMC), and Gold Resource (GORO). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry. Vista Gold vs. i-80 Gold Gold Royalty New Found Gold Osisko Development Vox Royalty Platinum Group Metals U.S. GoldMining TRX Gold Hycroft Mining Gold Resource Vista Gold (NYSE:VGZ) and i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor VGZ or IAUX? Vista Gold received 3 more outperform votes than i-80 Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 28.57% of users gave i-80 Gold an outperform vote while only 8.93% of users gave Vista Gold an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVista GoldOutperform Votes58.93%Underperform Votes5191.07% i-80 GoldOutperform Votes228.57% Underperform Votes571.43% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VGZ or IAUX? 27.3% of Vista Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Vista Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is VGZ or IAUX more profitable? Vista Gold has a net margin of 0.00% compared to i-80 Gold's net margin of -231.43%. Vista Gold's return on equity of 93.43% beat i-80 Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vista GoldN/A 93.43% 68.97% i-80 Gold -231.43%-21.18%-12.67% Do analysts prefer VGZ or IAUX? Vista Gold currently has a consensus target price of $2.75, indicating a potential upside of 244.61%. i-80 Gold has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 496.56%. Given i-80 Gold's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Vista Gold.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vista Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00i-80 Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the media refer more to VGZ or IAUX? In the previous week, i-80 Gold had 6 more articles in the media than Vista Gold. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for i-80 Gold and 1 mentions for Vista Gold. i-80 Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Vista Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that i-80 Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vista Gold 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral i-80 Gold 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, VGZ or IAUX? Vista Gold has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, VGZ or IAUX? Vista Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than i-80 Gold. i-80 Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vista Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVista GoldN/AN/A-$6.59M$0.089.98i-80 Gold$50.34M5.17-$65.20M-$0.29-2.02 SummaryVista Gold beats i-80 Gold on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Vista Gold News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VGZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VGZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVista GoldGold & silver ores IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$99.32M$4.94B$2.96B$18.52BDividend YieldN/A1.94%5.23%4.22%P/E Ratio8.8725.6677.8731.15Price / SalesN/A10.3424,272,056,611,926,400.0025.69Price / CashN/A21.1124.3217.53Price / Book19.953.285.194.29Net Income-$6.59M$36.57M$154.96M$1.02B7 Day Performance8.76%12.45%5.37%-0.79%1 Month Performance9.27%9.33%2.48%-6.88%1 Year Performance44.30%40.69%15.97%1.74% Vista Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VGZVista Gold1.6115 of 5 stars$0.79-1.0%$2.75+248.1%+41.8%$98.32MN/A8.7810High Trading VolumeIAUXi-80 Gold2.3685 of 5 stars$0.61-0.6%$3.50+470.8%N/A$271.87M$50.34M-1.7080Gap UpGROYGold Royalty2.3739 of 5 stars$1.58+3.9%$3.31+109.7%N/A$269.34M$10.10M-12.154Positive NewsGap UpNFGCNew Found Gold1.4745 of 5 stars$1.13-0.9%$5.00+342.5%-68.3%$226.69MN/A-5.1498News CoverageGap UpODVOsisko Development1.3971 of 5 stars$1.65+3.5%N/A-27.5%$224.74M$4.56M-0.91310Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeVOXRVox Royalty0.7303 of 5 stars$3.14+5.7%N/A+46.4%$159.37M$11.05M-104.673Short Interest ↑News CoveragePLGPlatinum Group MetalsN/A$1.34+6.3%N/A+4.8%$139.58MN/A-22.3310Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap UpUSGOU.S. GoldMining1.8515 of 5 stars$10.50+4.4%$26.50+152.4%+56.2%$130.85MN/A0.006Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownTRXTRX Gold2.4971 of 5 stars$0.31+2.6%$1.63+428.1%-15.3%$86.80M$44.28M0.00120News CoverageGap UpHYMCHycroft Mining0.4761 of 5 stars$3.29+5.1%N/A-17.9%$82.19M$33.23M-1.24100Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpGOROGold Resource1.9835 of 5 stars$0.45+3.3%$1.25+179.4%-17.0%$42.65M$65.73M-0.9110 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IAUX Competitors GROY Competitors NFGC Competitors ODV Competitors VOXR Competitors PLG Competitors USGO Competitors TRX Competitors HYMC Competitors GORO Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VGZ) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Last Time This Happened, Americans Lost BillionsWall Street leaders just held a secret meeting in Las Vegas. 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