National Bank Financial Predicts Higher Earnings for B2Gold

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO - Free Report) NYSE: BTG - Investment analysts at National Bank Financial boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for B2Gold in a research note issued on Tuesday, July 15th. National Bank Financial analyst D. Demarco now expects that the company will earn $0.27 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.22. The consensus estimate for B2Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on BTO. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of B2Gold from C$6.50 to C$7.50 in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Cormark raised B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on B2Gold from C$7.00 to C$6.50 in a report on Monday, March 31st. Raymond James Financial raised B2Gold to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Monday, June 30th. Finally, Scotiabank upgraded B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$6.11.

B2Gold Price Performance

TSE:BTO traded down C$0.12 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching C$4.57. 2,868,917 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,534,918. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 3.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.51. The business has a fifty day moving average price of C$4.77 and a 200 day moving average price of C$4.26. B2Gold has a 1-year low of C$3.16 and a 1-year high of C$5.21. The firm has a market capitalization of C$4.22 billion, a PE ratio of -5.26, a PEG ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.23.

B2Gold Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 24th were paid a $0.02 dividend. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 11th. B2Gold's dividend payout ratio is currently -25.32%.

Insider Transactions at B2Gold

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