What is Stifel Canada's Estimate for B2Gold Q1 Earnings?

B2Gold Corp. (NYSE:BTG - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Stifel Canada issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for B2Gold in a research report issued on Monday, April 21st. Stifel Canada analyst I. Rico anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.09 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for B2Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.40 per share.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on BTG. Bank of America downgraded shares of B2Gold from a "buy" rating to an "underperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Cormark raised shares of B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. CIBC increased their price target on shares of B2Gold from $3.30 to $3.60 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, March 20th. National Bankshares reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of B2Gold in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Scotiabank raised shares of B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, B2Gold presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $4.21.

B2Gold Stock Performance

NYSE BTG traded down $0.07 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $3.08. The company had a trading volume of 57,354,333 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,812,754. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.83. B2Gold has a 1-year low of $2.20 and a 1-year high of $3.51. The company has a market cap of $4.07 billion, a PE ratio of -6.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 0.93. The business has a 50 day moving average of $2.97 and a 200-day moving average of $2.82.

B2Gold Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th were given a dividend of $0.02 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 7th. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.60%. B2Gold's payout ratio is currently -16.67%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BTG. HighTower Advisors LLC acquired a new position in B2Gold during the third quarter worth about $36,000. Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of B2Gold by 23.7% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 910,558 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,804,000 after purchasing an additional 174,477 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of B2Gold by 46.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,075,521 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,544,000 after purchasing an additional 661,107 shares during the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC grew its position in shares of B2Gold by 26.8% in the third quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 105,206 shares of the company's stock valued at $324,000 after purchasing an additional 22,232 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of B2Gold in the third quarter valued at approximately $50,000. 61.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.