National Bank Financial Expects Stronger Earnings for B2Gold

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO - Free Report) NYSE: BTG - Stock analysts at National Bank Financial upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for B2Gold in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 15th. National Bank Financial analyst D. Demarco now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.07 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.78. 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 $1.14 EPS.

BTO has been the subject of a number of other research reports. 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. Raymond James Financial upgraded B2Gold to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Monday, June 30th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on B2Gold from C$7.00 to C$6.50 in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on B2Gold from C$6.50 to C$7.50 in a research report on Monday, April 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$6.11.

B2Gold Stock Performance

TSE BTO traded up C$0.17 during trading hours on Friday, hitting C$4.74. The company had a trading volume of 2,010,724 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,523,273. B2Gold has a fifty-two week low of C$3.16 and a fifty-two week high of C$5.21. The company has a quick ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.51. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of C$4.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$4.26. The firm has a market cap of C$4.38 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.23.

B2Gold Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 24th were paid a $0.02 dividend. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.69%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 11th. B2Gold's dividend payout ratio is presently -25.32%.

Insider Activity at B2Gold

In other news, Senior Officer Randall Chatwin sold 8,200 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$4.97, for a total value of C$40,754.00. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 108,216 shares of company stock valued at $505,820. 0.66% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About B2Gold

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.