NovaGold Resources vs Vista Gold
NG and VGZ side by side, both in materials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NG and VGZ compare
NovaGold Resources is the larger company, worth 6.6 times as much as Vista Gold ($2.5B against $385M).
Vista Gold scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 3 for NovaGold Resources), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NG | VGZ |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.5B | $385M |
| Share price | $5.76 | $2.64 |
| Change, 1 year | −31.5% | 50.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −24.5% | 260% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.14 | 0.95 |
| Employees | 12 | 13 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/B | 6.5× (better) | 8.6× |
| Profitability | ||
| Return on equity | −32.8% (better) | −48.0% |
| Return on invested capital | −20.5% (better) | −1145% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.46 (better) | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | −6.1× | – |
| Current ratio | 44.51 (better) | 11.11 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.79 | 43.01 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 77.7% | 28.1% |
| Held by insiders | 24.6% | 14.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $238K (better) | −$2.8M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.5% | 8.8% |
Go deeper
- NG stock overview
- NG income statement
- NG valuation and score
- VGZ stock overview
- VGZ income statement
- VGZ valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.