B2Gold FY2025 EPS Forecast Raised by National Bank Financial

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO - Free Report) NYSE: BTG - Analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for B2Gold in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 22nd. National Bank Financial analyst D. Demarco now expects that the company will earn $0.61 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.27. The consensus estimate for B2Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for B2Gold's FY2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Scotiabank upgraded B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Cormark upgraded B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. TD Securities cut B2Gold from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on B2Gold from C$7.00 to C$6.50 in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on B2Gold from C$6.50 to C$7.50 in a research note on Monday, April 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$5.93.

B2Gold Stock Performance

BTO traded up C$0.03 during midday trading on Friday, reaching C$4.30. The company had a trading volume of 821,703 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,847,563. The company has a quick ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.51. B2Gold has a 1 year low of C$3.16 and a 1 year high of C$4.88. The business has a 50-day moving average of C$4.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$4.00. The company has a market cap of C$3.97 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.95, a P/E/G ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.23.

B2Gold Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 20th were paid a $0.02 dividend. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.86%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 7th. B2Gold's payout ratio is -25.32%.

Insider Activity

In other B2Gold news, Director Jerry Korpan sold 120,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$4.63, for a total transaction of C$555,600.00. Also, Director Clive Thomas Johnson sold 86,496 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$3.85, for a total value of C$333,009.60. Insiders sold 535,145 shares of company stock valued at $2,191,177 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.66% of the company's stock.

B2Gold Company Profile

B2Gold Corp. operates as a gold producer company. It operates the Fekola Mine in Mali, the Masbate Mine in the Philippines, and the Otjikoto Mine in Namibia. The company also has an 100% interest in the Gramalote gold project in Colombia; 24% interest in the Calibre Mining Corp.; and approximately 19% interest in BeMetals Corp.