Vista Gold Ownership

VGZ Stock  USD 0.59  0.02  2.98%   
Vista Gold shows a total of 123.17 Million outstanding shares. About 70.09 % of Vista Gold outstanding shares are held by general public with 2.88 (%) owned by insiders and only 27.04 % by institutional holders. Please note that no matter how many assets the company owns, if the real value of the company is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1985-09-30
Previous Quarter
125.4 M
Current Value
122.3 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
40.7 M
Quarterly Volatility
43.4 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Vista Gold in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Vista Gold, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio is likely to drop to -120.67 in 2024. Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to rise to about 127.2 M in 2024, whereas Net Loss is likely to drop (6 M) in 2024.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Vista Stock Ownership Analysis

About 27.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. The book value of Vista Gold was at this time reported as 0.16. The company has Price/Earnings (P/E) ratio of 183.43. Vista Gold had not issued any dividends in recent years. The entity had 1:20 split on the 19th of June 2002. Vista Gold Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the evaluation, acquisition, exploration, and advancement of gold exploration and development projects primarily in Australia. Vista Gold Corp. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Littleton, Colorado. Vista Gold operates under Gold classification in the United States and is traded on AMEX Exchange. It employs 17 people. For more information please call Frederick BSc at 720 981 1185 or visit https://www.vistagold.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Vista Gold also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Vista Gold's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Vista Gold's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Vista Gold Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

20.1 Million

Roughly 3.0% of Vista Gold are currently held by insiders. Unlike Vista Gold's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Vista Gold's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Vista Gold's insider trades

Vista Gold Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Vista Gold insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Vista Gold's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Vista Gold insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Vista Gold Outstanding Bonds

Vista Gold issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Vista Gold uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Vista bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Vista Gold has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

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