B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO) Senior Officer Sells C$40,754.00 in Stock

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO - Get Free Report) NYSE: BTG Senior Officer Randall Chatwin sold 8,200 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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.

Randall Chatwin also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, May 23rd, Randall Chatwin sold 100,000 shares of B2Gold stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$4.65, for a total transaction of C$465,000.00.
• On Wednesday, April 2nd, Randall Chatwin sold 30,150 shares of B2Gold stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$4.17, for a total transaction of C$125,725.50.

B2Gold Trading Up 1.6%

TSE:BTO traded up C$0.08 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting C$5.08. 4,349,903 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,739,081. The company has a market capitalization of C$4.70 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.23. 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 company's 50 day moving average is C$4.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$4.01. B2Gold Corp. has a twelve month low of C$3.16 and a twelve month high of C$5.19.

B2Gold Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 24th will be given a dividend of $0.02 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 11th. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.57%. B2Gold's payout ratio is presently -25.32%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on BTO shares. Scotiabank raised B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on B2Gold from C$7.00 to C$6.50 in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Cormark upgraded B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on B2Gold from C$6.50 to C$7.50 in a research note on Monday, April 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$6.11.

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.