VGZ Vista Gold Corp.

XASE 2.81 Delayed
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VGZ $2.81 —
Key stats
$2.81
52-Week Range
$1.49 – $3.13
YTD
+54.97%
Straddle Price
$0.88
P/C Vol Ratio
0.52
Market Cap
$0.4B
Open
$2.81
Day Range
$2.77 – $2.84
Volume
2,164,527
Prev Close
$2.75
Fair Value
MODEL: SHORT

A blended fair-value estimate combining up to six valuation methods. Each method is weighted by how well it fits the company — DCF down-weights for unprofitable names; DDM only fires for steady dividend payers; comparables down-weight when peer multiples disagree.

  • DCF (quality-aware) — projects free cash flow with a horizon that scales to business quality. True compounders (quality 6/6) get 10 years explicit + 10 years fade before terminal; cyclical/struggling names (quality 0-1) get a 5-year terminal cliff. Quality is scored from ROE, gross margin, growth, FCF margin, debt load, and FCF consistency — the same factors that drive market premium for compounders.
  • Market-Implied Growth (in Model Inputs) — reverse-DCF that answers "what growth rate is the market pricing in?". Lets you sanity-check the deviation: if implied growth is plausible for the business, the model's bearish flag may be wrong; if implausible, the market may be over-extrapolating.
  • DDM (Gordon Growth Dividend Model) — values the stream of future dividends. Only used when trailing yield ≥ 2% and dividend payments are stable — below that the dividend is a token payout and Gordon (which values only the dividend stream) systematically underprices growth names, so those route to DCF + comparables + market anchor instead.
  • P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/B, P/S — applies the peer-group median multiple to this company's per-share metric. Peers come from the same set as the "Related symbols" card. Earnings/sales metrics are forward-tilted by the company's recent revenue growth (capped at 25%) so they're comparable to peers' growth-embedded multiples — mimics how analysts use NTM rather than TTM. Per-multiple weights are biased by company quality (e.g. P/B down-weighted for asset-light tech).
  • Market Anchor (SMA50) — the 50-day moving average, weighted by recent trading-range stability (tighter Bollinger bands → higher weight). Captures information fundamentals miss (forward consensus, sentiment, supply/demand) — but only when recent trading is steady enough that the market has converged on a view. During wild breakouts or breakdowns the anchor's weight collapses.
  • Options Expected (B-L 30d) — the risk-neutral expected stock price at 30-day options expiration, derived from the full implied-volatility surface via Breeden-Litzenberger (second derivative of call price wrt strike → implied PDF, then E[S_T]). Forward-looking, captures all options-implied information (smile, skew, term structure) in one number. Weighted by chain liquidity. SP500-only at present (pre-computed daily). Backtest evidence: adds modest alpha across most bucket × holding combos.
  • Blended value — weighted average. Confidence reflects how many methods fired and how tight peer dispersion is.
  • Deviation pill — green when blended FV ≥ 10% above current price (undervalued); red when ≥ 10% below; grey otherwise.
10-yr Treasury (rf)4.90%
Beta vs SPY0.97
Cost of Equity (CAPM)9.74% (VRP-adj)
WACC9.87%
Volatility Risk Premium+109.2pp (IV − HV30)
Effective Tax Rate21.0%
Rev. Growth (YoY, DCF input)+3.0%
DCF Horizon5 years explicit + fade
Forward Tilt (NTM/TTM)×1.03 (applied to P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/S)
Free Cash Flow (TTM)$-0.0B
Return on Equity (TTM)-16.8%
Book / Price12.6%
Debt / Equity0.00
Quality Score1/6 — cyclical/struggling (5y DCF)
SMA 50$2.53 (Market Anchor value)
SMA 20 / Bollinger Mid$2.63
Bollinger Width / SMA2014.6% (drives anchor stability)
Net Debt$-0.0B
Market Cap$0B
Peers used for multiples: AG, AGI, BTG, CDE, EQX, HL, IAG, OGC
60-Day Conviction
68%
20-Day Fair Value
≈ by Dec 8, 2026
$2.78
α -0.9% rank 26%
conviction
60%
40-Day Fair Value
≈ by Jan 6, 2027
$2.77
α -1.2% rank 26%
conviction
44%
60-Day Fair Value
≈ by Feb 4, 2027
$2.72
α -2.9% rank 26%
conviction
68%
MethodImplied PriceWeightDetail
DCF n/a 0%
DDM (Gordon) n/a 0%
Peer P/E n/a 0%
Peer EV/EBITDA n/a 0% median 84.0× · 5 peers
Peer P/B $1.79 20% median 5.1× · 6 peers
Peer P/S n/a 0% median 11.5× · 6 peers
Market Anchor (SMA50) $2.53 80% stability 77% (BB-width)
Options Expected (B-L 30d) n/a 0%
As of 2026-11-09 · updated
About
Industry (SIC)
GOLD AND SILVER ORES (1040) · industry map
Exchange
XASE
Market Cap
$0.4B
Employees
14
List Date
1986-06-18
CIK
0000783324
Next Earnings
2026-11-11 (After-Close)
Headquarters
Englewood, CO
Homepage
https://www.vistagold.com

Vista Gold Corp operates as a development-stage company in the gold mining industry. Its flagship asset is the Mt Todd Gold Project, a development-stage gold deposit located in the Tier-1 jurisdiction of Northern Territory, Australia. Mt Todd offers a large gold mineral reserve, development optionality, expansion opportunities, exploration upside, local infrastructure, community support, and demonstrated economic feasibility. It operates in one reportable segment, consisting of acquisition, exploration and evaluation activities which are focused on Australia.

Summary
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No summary data available for this symbol yet.

Each spoke is this symbol's rank within its sector (0–100; the dotted ring marks the sector median at 50). Higher is more constructive for a long. One spoke — News sentiment — is an absolute reading, not a sector rank. Grayed spokes have no data. A fuller shape is a summary, not a recommendation.

Chart
Seasonality
'21'22'23'24'25'26Avg
Jan-11.71%-2.92%22.10%-20.07%11.23%23.20%3.64%
Feb-11.67%20.51%-14.24%-9.67%-1.22%26.70%1.74%
Mar11.83%25.00%11.77%34.45%19.34%-30.25%12.02%
Apr0.95%-17.51%2.57%-17.17%23.11%4.85%-0.53%
May4.59%-3.98%-17.20%0.70%31.11%17.56%5.46%
Jun3.36%-13.83%-13.68%-7.55%-20.66%-19.41%-11.96%
Jul-26.62%6.18%2.95%18.48%-6.57%-8.27%-2.31%
Aug-11.65%-9.54%-4.49%18.61%32.26%22.47%7.94%
Sep-10.58%-3.96%-12.96%37.59%54.35%29.05%15.58%
Oct2.73%0.68%-8.43%-17.10%-23.04%-7.09%-8.71%
Nov-2.08%3.55%13.16%-5.57%22.36%13.56%*7.50%
Dec-2.15%-13.14%11.31%-4.44%0.00%---1.68%
Total-45.69%-16.62%-15.30%8.27%201.60%65.44%32.95%
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $2.64
SMA 50: $2.54
SMA 200: $2.28
Current: $2.81
EMA 12: $2.66
EMA 26: $2.62
MACD: 0.0340 | Signal: 0.0100
BULLISH
ADX (14): 19.94
RANGE
+DI: 27.86
−DI: 15.41

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 60.92
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 81.80
Stoch %D: 67.26
Williams %R: -8.14

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $2.85
BB Lower: $2.44
NEUTRAL
OBV: 42,526,733
Vol SMA 20: 2,550,095
Vol ROC: 15.03%
ATR: $0.13
True Range: $0.09
HV 20: 57.5%
HV 30: 48.7%
HV 60: 62.6%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-11-08T00:00:00 – 2026-11-06T00:00:00
AI Analysis
Written before VGZ’s Jul 29 earnings report, so it doesn’t reflect the results.

LLM Stock Analysis Report

Executive Summary

  • Overall assessment: BULLISH (Confidence level: 8/10)
  • Key drivers: Positive news sentiment, technical momentum signals
  • Primary risks: High volatility, potential oversold conditions
  • Investment thesis: VGZ is poised for further upside due to strong momentum and positive news flow.
  • Recent news sentiment impact: The recent string of positive news headlines has contributed to the stock's upward momentum.

Technical Analysis

  • Trend Direction: Short-term (1-4 weeks): Uptrend, Medium-term (1-3 months): Uptrend, Long-term (3-12 months): Uptrend
  • Support/Resistance Levels: SMA 20: $2.20, SMA 50: $2.09, Upper Bollinger Band: $2.39
  • Momentum Signals:
    • RSI interpretation: Neutral (55.01), potential buy signal above 70 or oversold below 30
    • MACD signal: Bullish momentum, crossover above signal line = bullish
    • Bollinger Bands position: Neutral, price touching upper band = overbought
  • Volume Analysis: Volume SMA 20: 1134753.70, On-Balance Volume (OBV): 9597292.61, Volume Rate of Change: 7.41%

News & Sentiment Analysis

  • Recent Headlines Summary: VGZ has received a string of positive news headlines focused on partnerships and product launches.
  • Sentiment Assessment: Aggregate news sentiment is POSITIVE.
  • Catalyst Identification: Upcoming events, earnings, and product launches could continue to drive the stock's momentum.
  • Market Narrative: The positive news flow aligns with the technical signals, indicating a potential catalyst for further upside.

Risk & Volatility Assessment

  • Beta Interpretation: High risk (beta >1.5), relative to market volatility
  • Volatility Regime: Current vs historical volatility levels: Higher than normal
  • Options Market Signals:
    • IV rank: 41.1% (Medium - shows if volatility is historically high/low)
    • Put/call ratios: Neutral sentiment, put-call volume ratio = 0.96
    • Unusual activity: No unusual options activity detected

Market Context & Positioning

  • Sector Performance: VGZ has outperformed its sector peers in recent weeks.
  • Institutional Activity: Institutional interest is increasing, as reflected by the rising open interest and volume flow.
  • Correlation Analysis: How stock moves relative to market (R-squared interpretation): 0.25 (low correlation)

Key Levels & Action Items

  • Critical Price Levels: SMA 20: $2.20, Upper Bollinger Band: $2.39
  • Breakout/Breakdown Levels: Break above SMA 50: $2.09 or below SMA 200: $2.03 for significant moves.
  • Time-Sensitive Catalysts: Earnings dates, product launches, and partnerships in the near-term.
  • Risk Management: Stop-loss levels at SMA 20: $2.20 and position sizing considerations to manage risk.

Please let me know if this meets your expectations!

Generated
Earnings History
15 of 15 under expected move
Avg Expected Move
234.75%
Avg Actual Move
3.77%
Each row pairs the pre-earnings straddle-implied expected move with the realized close-to-close move. Sorted oldest first.
Earnings Date Timing Expected Move Actual Move Ratio Outcome
2021-10-27 After-Close 52.63% 0.66% 0.01x Within
2022-02-24 After-Close 219.75% 1.85% 0.01x Within
2022-05-02 After-Close 30.12% 1.20% 0.04x Within
2022-10-26 After-Close 99.51% 1.34% 0.01x Within
2023-02-23 After-Close 101.85% 3.72% 0.04x Within
2023-11-07 After-Close 198.31% 7.26% 0.04x Within
2024-07-29 After-Close 836.92% 0.88% 0.00x Within
2024-10-23 Pre-Market 141.94% 4.12% 0.03x Within
2025-02-28 After-Close 280.00% 11.01% 0.04x Within
2025-05-01 After-Close 163.89% 0.23% 0.00x Within
2025-08-12 After-Close 372.64% 3.77% 0.01x Within
2025-11-12 After-Close 61.76% 7.65% 0.12x Within
2026-03-11 Pre-Market 12.20% 3.66% 0.30x Within
2026-04-30 After-Close 351.85% 5.09% 0.01x Within
2026-07-29 After-Close 597.95% 4.09% 0.01x Within

Earnings calendar: this week’s reports with expected vs actual moves →

VGZ Options Activity & IV Rank

Volatility Metrics

Current IV: —
7-DTE IV: —
Expected Move: $0.88
7-DTE Move: $8.00
Days to Exp: 39 (2026-12-18)

Options Flow · All expiries

Call Volume: 272
Put Volume: 142
P/C Volume: 0.522
BULLISH
Call OI: 11,026
Put OI: 866
P/C OI: 0.079
Total OI: 11,892

ATM Options Pricing

ATM Call: $0.38
ATM Put: $0.50
Call %: 13.4%
Put %: 17.8%

Chain Summary

Chain Volume: 414
Chain OI: 11,892
Last Updated: 11/9/2026
Spread Scanner
Full Algorithm Docs ↗

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
Calendars: the long leg is valued at the short leg’s expiration (Black-Scholes at its current IV) across the range of prices the short leg’s IV implies, giving the best-case profit (R/R = that over the debit) and P(profit).

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Scanning bull put, bear call, iron condor and calendar spreads…

Dealer Positioning
HIGH γ vs HISTORY

Estimated net dealer gamma is at the 96th percentile of this name's own daily history, near the high end of its range. This describes current positioning; it is not a forecast or a trading signal.

Gamma percentile
96%
vs own history
GEX tilt
+0.92
OI-weighted, today
Vanna tilt
-0.94
δ-sensitivity to IV
Charm tilt
+0.94
δ-decay vs time
Vanna tilt -0.94: the estimated dealer exposure leans negative, so the modeled hedge would shift noticeably if implied volatility changed.
Charm tilt +0.94: the estimated dealer exposure leans positive, so the modeled hedge would shift noticeably as time passes and options approach expiry.

Net dealer gamma is an estimate of the aggregate gamma held by options market makers across this name's option chain, weighted by open interest. Dealer positions aren't public, so it uses a standard simplifying assumption: dealers are treated as long the calls and short the puts that are open. Actual dealer books can differ.

Gamma percentile ranks today's estimate against this name's own daily history, from 0% (the lowest reading on record) to 100% (the highest). Raw gamma scales with how much open interest a chain carries, so it isn't comparable across names; the percentile is. The badge marks the bottom 20% as low and the top 20% as high.

Tilts run from −1 to +1 and show how lopsided the estimated dealer exposure is. GEX tilt compares call gamma with put gamma. Vanna tilt describes how the hedge would shift if implied volatility changed, and charm tilt how it would shift with the passage of time.

This card describes estimated positioning and where it sits historically. It is not a forecast of price direction or volatility and not a trading signal. Market-wide view: Dealer positioning screener.

· 3 ATM contracts, 3k total OI
Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
No data
30 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
No data

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)$0.88Nov 9
Beta Analysis

Risk Metrics

Beta: 2.2426
Alpha: 56.77%
Correlation: 0.3841
R-Squared: 14.8%
Stock Volatility: 80.5%
Market Volatility: 13.8%

Analysis Details

Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
High volatility - stock moves more than market
Beta & Alpha Over Time
Notable investors who own VGZ
3 of 37 tracked investors
InvestorValueShare of their portfolioRankQ/Q sharesSource
Markel Group Holding company
Tom Gayner
$1.7M
0.01%
#132 of 145new13F
Renaissance Technologies Hedge fund
Jim Simons
$1.2M
0.00%
#2222 of 3138-26.4%13F
Citadel Hedge fund
Ken Griffin
$572K
0.00%
#4320 of 6285new13F

Hedge funds, activists, holding companies and family offices we track, from their latest 13F (quarter-end value) and Form 4 filings in the last 3 years. Family offices · all institutions

VGZ Institutional Ownership (13F)

Filings for 2026-06-30 · 42 already for 2026-09-30
Diluted shares outstanding: 132,024,238 (as of 2026-06-30)

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

109 filers41,084,160 shares$83.70M value31.12% of float
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 Kopernik Global Investors, LLC 14,049,338 $26.83M 32.06% 10.64% 2026-06-30
2 BlackRock, Inc. Custodian 8,044,397 $15.36M 18.36% 6.09% 2026-06-30
3 Nilsine Partners, LLC 2,457,008 $6.66M 7.96% 1.86% 2026-09-30
4 Geode Capital Management, LLC Custodian 1,931,113 $5.23M 6.25% 1.46% 2026-09-30
5 Cetera Investment Advisers Custodian 2,208,434 $4.22M 5.04% 1.67% 2026-06-30
6 State Street Corp 1,442,864 $2.76M 3.29% 1.09% 2026-06-30
7 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 1,004,254 $1.92M 2.29% 0.76% 2026-06-30
8 Markel Group Inc. 615,000 $1.67M 1.99% 0.47% 2026-09-30
9 Northern Trust Corp Custodian 847,263 $1.62M 1.93% 0.64% 2026-06-30
10 MMCAP International Inc. SPC 658,564 $1.26M 1.50% 0.50% 2026-06-30
11 RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 629,885 $1.20M 1.44% 0.48% 2026-06-30
12 Two Sigma Investments, LP Custodian 515,761 $985.10K 1.18% 0.39% 2026-06-30
13 Bank of New York Mellon Corp Custodian 308,616 $836.35K 1.00% 0.23% 2026-09-30
14 Redmond Asset Management, LLC 304,911 $826.31K 0.99% 0.23% 2026-09-30
15 Russell Investments Group, Ltd. Custodian 272,905 $739.57K 0.88% 0.21% 2026-09-30
16 Wells Fargo & Company Custodian 367,470 $701.87K 0.84% 0.28% 2026-06-30
17 UBS Group AG Custodian 359,561 $686.76K 0.82% 0.27% 2026-06-30
18 Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. 352,982 $674.20K 0.81% 0.27% 2026-06-30
19 Goldman Sachs Group Inc Custodian 336,484 $642.68K 0.77% 0.25% 2026-06-30
20 Citadel Advisors LLC Custodian 299,695 $572.42K 0.68% 0.23% 2026-06-30
21 Impala Asset Management LLC 275,000 $525.25K 0.63% 0.21% 2026-06-30
22 SPROTT INC. 239,242 $456.95K 0.55% 0.18% 2026-06-30
23 Squarepoint Ops LLC 202,806 $387.36K 0.46% 0.15% 2026-06-30
24 Nuveen, LLC Custodian 190,595 $364.04K 0.43% 0.14% 2026-06-30
25 Deutsche Bank AG Custodian 126,067 $341.64K 0.41% 0.10% 2026-09-30
6 filers$2.70M notional
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
1 GROUP ONE TRADING LLC Custodian $1.48M 54.82% 2026-06-30
2 Susquehanna International Group, LLP Custodian $781.57K 28.92% 2026-06-30
3 Jane Street Group, LLC Custodian $149.17K 5.52% 2026-06-30
4 Citadel Advisors LLC Custodian $146.69K 5.43% 2026-06-30
5 IMC-Chicago, LLC Custodian $85.91K 3.18% 2026-09-30
6 Simplex Trading, LLC Custodian $57.45K 2.13% 2026-09-30
5 filers$336.69K notional
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
1 Jane Street Group, LLC Custodian $95.50K 28.36% 2026-06-30
2 Susquehanna International Group, LLP Custodian $87.29K 25.93% 2026-06-30
3 IMC-Chicago, LLC Custodian $74.25K 22.05% 2026-09-30
4 Citadel Advisors LLC Custodian $63.22K 18.78% 2026-06-30
5 GROUP ONE TRADING LLC Custodian $16.43K 4.88% 2026-06-30

VGZ Insider Trading (Form 4)

Latest: 2026-03-17
Form 4 filings — insider beneficial-ownership changes by officers, directors, and 10%+ holders. Filed within 2 business days of transaction.
Filed Reporter Role Action Shares Avg Price Net $ Link
2026-03-17 Deborah J Friedman Director Grant (A) +24,000 RSU — EDGAR
2026-03-17 Tracy Austin Stevenson Director Grant (A) +32,000 RSU — EDGAR
2026-03-17 Patrick F. Keenan Director Grant (A) +24,000 RSU — EDGAR
2026-03-17 Michel Sylvestre Director Grant (A) +24,000 RSU — EDGAR
2026-03-17 John M Clark Director Grant (A) +24,000 RSU — EDGAR
2026-03-17 Douglas L. Tobler CFO Mixed
Tax −127,304 · Exer +283,667
 +156,363 $2.06 -$262.2K EDGAR
2026-03-17 Pamela A. Solly VP, Investor Relations Mixed
Exer +137,335 · Tax −54,367
 +82,968 $2.06 -$112.0K EDGAR
2026-03-17 Frederick Hume Earnest President & CEO Mixed
Exer +548,669 · Tax −242,200
 +306,469 $2.06 -$498.9K EDGAR
2025-12-29 Peter F. Palmedo Sell (S) −400,000 $2.20 -$880.0K EDGAR
2025-12-22 Peter F. Palmedo 10%+ Owner Sell (S) −880,744 $2.13 -$1.87M EDGAR
2025-11-14 SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC 10%+ Owner Sell (S) −1,242,469 $1.74 -$2.16M EDGAR
2025-11-07 Peter F. Palmedo 10%+ Owner Sell (S) −364,714 $2.19 -$798.7K EDGAR
2025-11-07 Peter F. Palmedo 10%+ Owner Sell (S) −600,000 $2.24 -$1.34M EDGAR
2025-11-07 Peter F. Palmedo 10%+ Owner Sell (S) −176,285 $2.19 -$386.1K EDGAR
2025-11-07 Peter F. Palmedo 10%+ Owner Sell (S) −15,251 $2.20 -$33.6K EDGAR
Codes: P = open-market purchase · S = open-market sale · A = grant/award · M = option exercise · F = tax withholding at vest · G = bona-fide gift · D = disposition to issuer · J = other (described in filing footnote — typically 401(k), trust, inheritance) · W = will/inheritance. Only P / S codes carry directional signal.

VGZ Insider Holdings

7 insiders · @ $2.81
Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners who have filed a Form 4 in the past two years, ranked by current disclosed exposure (shares × today's price). Shares are direct + indirect (via trusts / LLCs / spouse). Excludes unvested RSU and option grants — those aren't beneficially owned until vest.
# Insider Role Shares Disclosed Exposure Lifetime OM Net Filings Last Filed
1 SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC 10%+ Owner 13,728,729 $38.51M -$5.43M 8 2025-11-14
2 Peter F. Palmedo 10%+ Owner 12,447,985 $34.92M -$6.72M 9 2025-12-29
3 Frederick Hume Earnest President & CEO 2,666,874 $7.48M -$305.3K 74 2026-03-17
4 Douglas L. Tobler CFO 717,000 $2.01M $36.9K 29 2026-03-17
5 Tracy Austin Stevenson Director 453,199 $1.27M $162.0K 48 2026-03-17
6 Pamela A. Solly VP, Investor Relations 281,613 $789.9K $4.2K 16 2026-03-17
7 John M Clark Director 189,068 $530.3K -$150.6K 49 2026-03-17
Lifetime OM Net = signed sum of open-market buys (P) and sells (S) over their career; excludes grants, tax withholdings, and dispositions to issuer. A large negative number is normal for long-tenured executives — they've sold compensation grants over many years.

VGZ Board & Officers

As of SEC filings through Sep 9, 2026

Directors 6

Officers 4

Changes in the last 10 years (18)
Sep 7, 2026Gavin Ferguson became Managing Director
Dec 29, 2025Sun Valley Gold LLC reported in an SEC filing no longer being a 10% owner
Dec 29, 2025Peter F. Palmedo reported in an SEC filing no longer being a 10% owner
Apr 30, 2024Patrick F. Keenan became a director
Mar 8, 2024William Durand Eppler reported in an SEC filing no longer being a director
Feb 13, 2024Michel Sylvestre became a director
Jan 19, 2024John W. Rozelle reported in an SEC filing no longer being Senior Vice President
May 2, 2023Michael B Richings reported in an SEC filing no longer being a director
May 1, 2023C Thomas Ogryzlo reported in an SEC filing no longer being a director
Mar 10, 2023The company announced the departure of Michael B Richings as Exec. Chairman in an SEC filing
Mar 10, 2023The company announced the departure of Michael B Richings as Exec. Chairman and CEO in an SEC filing
Jul 29, 2019John F Engele reported in an SEC filing no longer being Senior VP - CFO
Jul 1, 2019Douglas L. Tobler became CFO
Apr 1, 2019Pamela A. Solly became VP, Investor Relations
Mar 13, 2019Deborah J Friedman became a director
Apr 13, 2018Sun Valley Gold LLC first on file as a 10% owner
Apr 13, 2018Peter F. Palmedo first on file as a 10% owner
Mar 9, 2017Michael B Richings first listed as Exec. Chairman in an SEC filing
Not reported recently (1)
Compiled from SEC filings by the company and its directors and officers. Dates are as stated in those filings. Where no filing says when someone left, we show the last filing that listed them.
Recent SEC Filings
Latest: 2026-09-21
Current reports — material events the company must disclose within 4 business days (earnings releases, M&A, executive changes, etc.).
Filing Date Event Link
2026-09-21 Material agreement · Regulation FD disclosure EDGAR
2026-08-17 Director or officer change · Regulation FD disclosure EDGAR
2026-07-29 Earnings results EDGAR
Annual report — audited financial statements, MD&A, risk factors. Filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end.
Filing Date Accession Link
Quarterly report — unaudited financials and MD&A. Filed 40–45 days after each of the first three fiscal quarters.
Filing Date Accession Link
2026-07-29 0000783324-26-000036 EDGAR
ETF Holders
14 ETFs hold VGZ
14 shown · $26.58M total exposure · 0.02% AUM-weighted avg weight
# ETF Provider Weight $ Exposure ETF AUM As Of
1 IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF iShares (BlackRock) 0.01% $10.2M $76.6B 2026-11-06
2 GDXJ VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF VanEck 0.10% $8.1M $7.9B 2026-11-05
3 IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF iShares (BlackRock) 0.03% $3.8M $13.7B 2026-11-06
4 VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Vanguard 0.01% $2.3M — 2026-09-30
5 IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF iShares (BlackRock) 0.10% $1.2M $1.2B 2026-11-06
6 VTWG Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Vanguard 0.03% $436,567 — 2026-09-30
7 GSSC Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF Goldman 0.03% $302,092 $1.0B 2026-11-05
8 RSSL Global X Russell 2000 ETF Global X 0.01% $190,402 — 2026-11-06
9 VTHR Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Vanguard 0.00% $34,439 — 2026-09-30
10 ITWO ProShares Russell 2000 High Income ETF ProShares 0.01% $22,478 — 2026-11-06
11 URTY ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 ProShares 0.01% $17,432 — 2026-11-06
12 UWM ProShares Ultra Russell2000 ProShares 0.01% $11,858 — 2026-11-06
13 HDG ProShares Hedge Replication ETF ProShares 0.00% $495 — 2026-11-06
14 RB ProShares Russell 2000 Dynamic Buffer ETF ProShares 0.01% $135 — 2026-11-06
Fundamentals

Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.

Metrics
  • Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
  • Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
  • Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
  • Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
How to read the bars
  • Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
  • YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
  • Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
  • Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.

TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.

Trailing P/E
—
TTM Diluted EPS
$-0.06
TTM Revenue
—
TTM Net Income
$-8.54M
TTM Op. Cash Flow
$-7.22M
Quarterly figures (12 quarters)
QuarterPeriod EndRevenueNet IncomeDiluted EPSOp. Cash Flow
Q2 '262026-06-30—$-2.96M$-0.02$-2.52M
Q1 '262026-03-31—$-3.15M$-0.02$-2.20M
Q4 '252025-12-31—$-1.71M$-0.01$-1.97M
Q3 '252025-09-30—$-723.00K$-0.01$-526.00K
Q2 '252025-06-30—$-2.36M$-0.02$-2.29M
Q1 '252025-03-31—$-2.71M$-0.02$-1.82M
Q4 '242024-12-31—$-1.67M$-0.01$-1.93M
Q3 '242024-09-30—$-1.64M$-0.01$-1.11M
Q2 '242024-06-30—$15.63M$0.12$-1.38M
Q1 '242024-03-31—$-1.07M$-0.01$-1.32M
Q4 '232023-12-31—$-1.66M$-0.01$-1.77M
Q3 '232023-09-30—$-1.45M$-0.01$-1.09M
Q2 2026 • period ending 2026-06-30 • filed 2026-07-29
Valuation

Ratios derived from TTM financials and the current market price, sampled daily. History chart shows how expensive the stock is today relative to its own recent past.

Price Multiples
  • P/E — price / TTM earnings. Rough market rule: 10–15 value, 15–25 market, >30 growth/premium. Negative when earnings are negative.
  • P/B — price / book value. Useful for financials and asset-heavy names; meaningless for asset-light software.
  • P/S — price / TTM revenue. Useful when earnings are negative or noisy (early-stage growth).
  • EV/EBITDA — capital-structure-neutral. <10 cheap, 10–15 reasonable, >20 rich. Good for comparing across leverage profiles.
  • EV/Sales — like P/S but accounts for debt + cash. Compare within sector.
Profitability & Yields
  • ROE — return on equity. >15% strong, >25% exceptional. Caution: high leverage inflates ROE.
  • ROA — return on assets. Leverage-neutral; >5% solid, >10% exceptional.
  • Div Yield — annual dividend / price. Compare to 10Y Treasury; sustained yield >6% often signals distress.
  • FCF Yield — free cash flow / market cap. >5% is attractive; negative means burning cash.
Balance Sheet
  • Debt/Equity — leverage. <1 conservative, >2 aggressive. Sector-dependent (utilities naturally high, tech low).
  • Current Ratio — short-term liquidity. >1.5 comfortable, <1 raises short-term solvency flags.
Reading the history chart
  • Compare current level to the 3-year band: near the high end = relatively expensive; near the low = relatively cheap.
  • Multiples expanding while earnings are flat = sentiment-driven rally.
  • Multiples compressing while earnings grow = value coming from fundamentals.
P/E
—
P/B
7.29
P/S
—
EV/EBITDA
—
EV/Sales
—
ROE
-16.8%
ROA
-16.3%
Div Yield
0.00%
FCF Yield
-1.95%
Debt/Equity
0.00
Current Ratio
—
Market Cap
$370.33M
as of 2026-11-09

VGZ vs Peers

Related companies, largest first
Company Market cap P/E Revenue growth YTD IV rank
CDE Coeur Mining, Inc. $15.8B 18.3 +111.7% −4.9% 11
EQX Equinox Gold Corp. $13.4B — — −11.4% 100
AGI Alamos Gold Inc. Class A Common Shares $13.3B — — −15.1% 18
IAG IAMGold Corporation $10.6B — — +22.3% 27
HL Hecla Mining Company $9.9B 27.9 +60.4% −17.2% 13
AG FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP $7.5B — — −0.6% 14
BTG B2Gold Corp. $7.1B — — +26.3% 9
OGC OceanaGold Corporation $6.2B — — −8.6% 23
VGZ Vista Gold Corp. $401M — — +55.0% 53
Peer median $10.3B 23.1 +86.0% −6.8% 16

P/E uses the latest reported trailing-12-month diluted EPS; "—" means no positive earnings or no data.

Short Interest & Float

Regulatory short-interest reports publish on a bi-weekly settlement cadence; short-volume is reported daily by the trade-reporting facilities. Float is derived from insider-ownership filings.

Metric definitions
  • Short Interest — total shares currently sold short as of the settlement date. Lags real time by ~8 business days.
  • SI % of Float — short interest / free float. The key crowding metric.
  • Days to Cover — short interest / avg daily volume. How many full trading days it would take shorts to buy back. High DTC + catalyst = squeeze fuel.
  • Short Vol Ratio — today's short-sale volume / total volume. Intraday selling pressure proxy (not the same as short interest).
  • Free Float — shares available for public trading (total shares minus insider / restricted).
  • Float % — free float / shares outstanding. <50% = tightly held, more prone to squeezes.
How to read the signals
  • SI % of Float < 5% — typical, no particular signal.
  • 5–15% — elevated; watch for catalysts (earnings, guidance, macro).
  • 15–30% — heavily shorted; tight-float names in this range have produced notable squeezes historically.
  • >30% — extreme; borrow is likely expensive and squeeze risk is material.
  • Days to Cover > 5 combined with high SI% amplifies squeeze potential.
History chart
  • Trend matters more than level. Rapidly rising short interest often precedes negative catalysts or heavy hedging.
  • A sudden drop in SI after a rally may indicate a squeeze in progress.

Short interest is reported mid-month and end-of-month; short volume is daily.

Short Interest
8.77M
SI % of Float
6.29%
Days to Cover
3.69
Short Vol Ratio
30.4%
Free Float
139.45M
Float %
95.5%
Short interest 2026-10-15 • Short volume 2026-11-06 • Float 2026-05-15