B2Gold Q2 EPS Forecast Increased by National Bank Financial

B2Gold Corp. (NYSE:BTG - Free Report) - Stock analysts at National Bank Financial increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for B2Gold in a research report issued on Tuesday, July 15th. National Bank Financial analyst D. Demarco now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.20 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.16. The consensus estimate for B2Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.40 per share.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. National Bankshares reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of B2Gold in a research note on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Cormark upgraded B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. CIBC restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $4.00 target price (up from $3.60) on shares of B2Gold in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Raymond James Financial upgraded B2Gold to a "moderate buy" rating and set a $4.50 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, June 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given 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 currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $4.31.

B2Gold Price Performance

B2Gold stock traded down $0.08 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $3.33. 24,794,510 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 43,691,789. 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 business has a fifty day moving average of $3.47 and a 200 day moving average of $3.03. B2Gold has a 1-year low of $2.20 and a 1-year high of $3.83. The company has a market capitalization of $4.41 billion, a PE ratio of -6.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 0.45.

B2Gold (NYSE:BTG - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.01. B2Gold had a positive return on equity of 5.65% and a negative net margin of 33.12%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 15.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.06 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of B2Gold

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its position in B2Gold by 20.4% in the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 163,503 shares of the company's stock worth $399,000 after purchasing an additional 27,720 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. acquired a new stake in B2Gold in the first quarter worth about $278,000. Tidal Investments LLC bought a new position in B2Gold during the fourth quarter worth about $183,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in B2Gold by 58.0% during the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 188,530 shares of the company's stock worth $536,000 after buying an additional 69,177 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in B2Gold by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 53,010,477 shares of the company's stock worth $129,823,000 after buying an additional 1,165,204 shares during the last quarter. 61.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

B2Gold Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 11th were given a $0.02 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 11th. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.40%. B2Gold's payout ratio is -17.02%.

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.