Vizsla Silver (TSE:VZLA) Trading Down 12.4% – Here’s Why

Vizsla Silver Corp (TSE:VZLA)’s share price traded down 12.4% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as C$5.29 and last traded at C$5.49. 6,922,255 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 242% from the average session volume of 2,023,899 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$6.27.

Key Headlines Impacting Vizsla Silver

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

• Neutral Sentiment: Vizsla issued a public update describing the abduction incident and actions taken (cooperating with authorities, limited operational detail). The statement provides facts but leaves key timing and operational-impact questions unanswered, which keeps uncertainty elevated. Vizsla Silver issues update on abducted employees in Mexico – VZLA stock down 14%
• Negative Sentiment: Independent reporting confirms the fate of kidnapped workers, raising the risk of longer‑term disruptions (staffing, safety protocols, potential temporary suspensions) and potential reputational and regulatory consequences in Mexico—factors that typically pressure resource stocks. Canadian mining firm confirms fate of kidnapped workers
• Negative Sentiment: Market coverage notes heavy selling and elevated volume as investors react to security and operational uncertainty; analysts and traders are pricing in near‑term project risk and higher risk premium for VZLA shares. That selling pressure is the primary driver of the stock decline. What’s Going On With Vizsla Silver Stock?

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on VZLA shares. National Bankshares set a C$7.75 price target on shares of Vizsla Silver and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce lifted their target price on Vizsla Silver from C$9.75 to C$11.00 in a report on Thursday, November 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Vizsla Silver has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$9.38.

Vizsla Silver Trading Down 12.4%

The company has a market cap of C$1.89 billion, a PE ratio of -91.50 and a beta of 1.74. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is C$7.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$6.27.

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

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.