Cormark Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for B2Gold

Key Points

• Cormark Brokers has increased its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for B2Gold to $0.16, up from $0.14, while maintaining a "Moderate Buy" rating on the stock.
• B2Gold also recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.02, with a projected annual yield of 2.2%.
• The stock currently holds a consensus rating of "Hold" among analysts, with a target price averaging $4.31.

B2Gold Corp. (NYSE:BTG - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Cormark upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for B2Gold in a research note issued on Monday, August 11th. Cormark analyst R. Gray now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.16 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.14. Cormark currently has a "Moderate Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for B2Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.40 per share. Cormark also issued estimates for B2Gold's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS.

BTG has been the subject of several other reports. CIBC reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $4.00 price objective (up from $3.60) on shares of B2Gold in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Wall Street Zen raised B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Raymond James Financial raised B2Gold to a "moderate buy" rating and set a $4.50 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, June 30th. Scotiabank raised B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, National Bankshares reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of B2Gold in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $4.31.

B2Gold Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of B2Gold stock opened at $3.60 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The firm has a market cap of $4.76 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.50, a P/E/G ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 0.39. B2Gold has a fifty-two week low of $2.20 and a fifty-two week high of $3.84. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $3.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $3.16.

B2Gold (NYSE:BTG - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by ($0.01). B2Gold had a positive return on equity of 5.65% and a negative net margin of 33.12%. B2Gold's revenue was up 40.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.06 EPS.

B2Gold Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 11th will be paid a $0.02 dividend. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 11th. B2Gold's payout ratio is presently -22.86%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On B2Gold

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BTG. Catalyst Funds Management Pty Ltd acquired a new position in shares of B2Gold during the second quarter worth approximately $1,258,000. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership boosted its position in shares of B2Gold by 7.3% during the second quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 153,400 shares of the company's stock worth $555,000 after buying an additional 10,400 shares during the period. Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of B2Gold during the second quarter worth approximately $1,453,000. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of B2Gold by 25.0% during the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 206,316 shares of the company's stock worth $745,000 after buying an additional 41,264 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of B2Gold by 16.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,065,285 shares of the company's stock worth $11,066,000 after buying an additional 432,776 shares during the period. 61.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.

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