Vista Gold (NYSE:VGZ) Trading Down 2.4% – What’s Next?

Vista Gold Corp. (NYSE:VGZGet Free Report)’s stock price traded down 2.4% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $0.51 and last traded at $0.52. 646,818 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 91% from the average session volume of 339,027 shares. The stock had previously closed at $0.54.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. HC Wainwright reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $2.75 target price on shares of Vista Gold in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. StockNews.com cut Vista Gold from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on VGZ

Vista Gold Price Performance

The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $0.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $0.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.30 million, a P/E ratio of 5.80 and a beta of 1.73.

Vista Gold (NYSE:VGZGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The company reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter. On average, analysts forecast that Vista Gold Corp. will post 0.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Vista Gold

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Vista Gold stock. Cetera Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vista Gold Corp. (NYSE:VGZFree Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 1,993,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,126,000. Cetera Advisors LLC owned approximately 1.64% of Vista Gold at the end of the most recent reporting period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 27.29% of the company’s stock.

Vista Gold Company Profile

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Vista Gold Corp., together with its subsidiaries, acquires, explores, evaluates, and advances gold exploration and development projects in Australia. Its flagship asset is the 100% owned Mt Todd gold project located in Northern Territory, Australia. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.

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