Cormark Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for B2Gold

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO - Free Report) NYSE: BTG - Cormark boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of B2Gold in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 15th. Cormark analyst R. Gray now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.18 for the quarter, up from their previous 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 $0.56 per share.

BTO has been the subject of several other reports. Scotiabank upgraded shares of B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Raymond James Financial raised B2Gold to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Monday, June 30th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on B2Gold from C$6.50 to C$7.50 in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on B2Gold from C$7.00 to C$6.50 in a report on Monday, March 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$6.11.

B2Gold Trading Down 0.4%

BTO traded down C$0.02 during trading on Wednesday, hitting C$4.73. 2,472,985 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,543,317. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.51, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 3.33. The firm has a 50-day moving average of C$4.75 and a 200 day moving average of C$4.23. The firm has a market capitalization of C$4.37 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.23. B2Gold has a 12-month low of C$3.16 and a 12-month high of C$5.21.

B2Gold Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

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

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.