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Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ) President and COO Frederick Hume Earnest buys 10,000 Shares

Oct 24, 2011 | About:
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President and COO of Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ) Frederick Hume Earnest buys 10,000 shares of VGZ on 10/20/2011 at an average price of $3.14 a share.

Vista Gold Corp. has a market cap of $239.1 million; its shares were traded at around $3.36 with a P/E ratio of 6 and P/S ratio of 1839.4.


This is the insider trade history vs. stock price of VGZ. For the complete insider trading history of VGZ, click here.




Directors and Officers Recent Trades:


  • 10% Owner Inc. Sprott bought 5,000 shares of VGZ stock on 06/17/2011 at the average price of 2.56. Inc. Sprott owns at least 4,235,365 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 31.25% since.
  • 10% Owner Inc. Sprott bought 3,000 shares of VGZ stock on 06/14/2011 at the average price of 2.84. Inc. Sprott owns at least 4,230,365 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 18.31% since.
  • 10% Owner Inc. Sprott sold 23,000 shares of VGZ stock on 07/20/2011 at the average price of 3.39. Inc. Sprott owns at least 4,178,865 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.88% since.
  • 10% Owner Inc. Sprott sold 42,000 shares of VGZ stock on 07/12/2011 at the average price of 3.04. Inc. Sprott owns at least 4,193,365 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 10.53% since.
  • 10% Owner Inc. Sprott sold 45,000 shares of VGZ stock on 06/08/2011 at the average price of 2.8. Inc. Sprott owns at least 4,241,042 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 20% since.


For the complete insider trading history of VGZ, click here.

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  1. As legendary investor Peter Lynch said: "Insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise."
  2. TOP EXECUTIVES like CEOs and CFOs are savvy buyers of their companies' shares. One long-term study showed that they beat the market on average by six percentage points a year.
  3. Another study found that the aggregated activities of insiders can serve as a good indicator to locate market bottoms. Insiders as a whole are smart investors of their own companies.

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