Vista Gold (VGZ) Competitors

Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSE:NDM) and Vista Gold (TSE:VGZ) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, NDM or VGZ?

Northern Dynasty Minerals has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vista Gold has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NDM or VGZ more profitable?

Vista Gold's return on equity of 81.80% beat Northern Dynasty Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	-13.61%	-8.16%
Vista Gold	N/A	81.80%	-28.08%

Does the media refer more to NDM or VGZ?

In the previous week, Northern Dynasty Minerals had 3 more articles in the media than Vista Gold. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Northern Dynasty Minerals and 0 mentions for Vista Gold. Northern Dynasty Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Vista Gold'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern Dynasty Minerals	Neutral
Vista Gold	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NDM or VGZ?

Northern Dynasty Minerals received 235 more outperform votes than Vista Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.27% of users gave Vista Gold an outperform vote while only 65.09% of users gave Northern Dynasty Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northern Dynasty Minerals	Outperform Votes 345 65.09%	Underperform Votes 185 34.91%
Vista Gold	Outperform Votes 110 66.27%	Underperform Votes 56 33.73%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NDM or VGZ?

13.7% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.1% of Vista Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Vista Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NDM or VGZ?

Northern Dynasty Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vista Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	N/A	-C$16.71M	-C$0.03	-25.00
Vista Gold	N/A	N/A	C$11.45M	C$0.14	5.93

Summary

Vista Gold beats Northern Dynasty Minerals on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.