Vizsla Silver (TSE:VZLA) Downgraded to Sector Perform Rating by National Bank Financial

National Bank Financial cut shares of Vizsla Silver (TSE:VZLA) from an outperform rating to a sector perform rating in a research note published on Wednesday morning,BayStreet.CA reports. National Bank Financial currently has C$6.40 price objective on the stock, down from their previous price objective of C$10.50.

Separately, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce boosted their target price on shares of Vizsla Silver from C$9.75 to C$11.00 in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$8.70.

Vizsla Silver Stock Down 5.2%

Shares of TSE:VZLA opened at C$5.24 on Wednesday. Vizsla Silver has a fifty-two week low of C$2.40 and a fifty-two week high of C$9.82. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is C$7.57 and its 200 day moving average price is C$6.27. The stock has a market cap of C$1.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -87.33 and a beta of 1.74.

Vizsla Silver (TSE:VZLA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The company reported C($0.02) EPS for the quarter.

Vizsla Silver News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Vizsla Silver this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: National Bankshares downgraded Vizsla from “outperform” to “sector perform” and cut its price target to C$6.40 from C$10.50 (C$6.40 still implies ~22% upside from the current price). Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Report: kidnappers killed mine workers at Vizsla’s Pánuco operation — a major humanitarian and operational shock that is weighing on the stock as investors assess safety, security costs and production disruptions. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Follow-up reporting: Vizsla confirmed some workers were found dead after an alleged abduction — intensifying political, legal and operational uncertainty for the company. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Company update and market reaction: Vizsla issued updates on abducted employees; coverage notes the stock fell sharply (reports cite ~14% decline on heavy volume). This shows immediate investor risk aversion to headline risk and operational interruption. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts flagged site-feasibility updates as a reason to lower outlooks — at least one analyst trimmed targets after those updates, adding technical/valuation pressure beyond the security incident. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary pieces reassessing Vizsla’s valuation post-incident and amid recent share-price pressure are reinforcing investor caution and could delay capital/partnering decisions. Read More.

Vizsla Silver Company Profile

Vizsla Silver Corp is a junior mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing its Panuco silver-gold project located in Sinaloa, Mexico. The property contains quartz-carbonate veins with workings defining both steeply plunging and sub-horizontal ore shoots. Mineralization occurs as silver sulphides including argentite and acanthite, native gold, electrum and native silver associated with pyrite, minor galena, sphalerite and rare chalcopyrite.