B2Gold Q2 EPS Estimate Boosted by National Bank Financial

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

A number of other research firms also recently commented on BTG. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of B2Gold to a "moderate buy" rating and set a $4.50 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 30th. Cormark upgraded shares of B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Scotiabank raised shares of B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, National Bankshares reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of B2Gold in a report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, B2Gold currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $4.31.

B2Gold Stock Performance

B2Gold stock traded down $0.08 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $3.33. 24,794,936 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 30,296,714. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $3.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $3.03. The firm has a market cap of $4.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.94, a PEG ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 0.45. B2Gold has a fifty-two week low of $2.20 and a fifty-two week high of $3.83.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On B2Gold

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Rathbones Group PLC grew its position in shares of B2Gold by 5.9% during the 1st quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 83,160 shares of the company's stock worth $236,000 after buying an additional 4,623 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of B2Gold by 45.4% during the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 16,933 shares of the company's stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 5,288 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its position in shares of B2Gold by 17.8% during the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 44,238 shares of the company's stock worth $126,000 after buying an additional 6,692 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in shares of B2Gold by 176.1% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 12,935 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 8,250 shares during the period. Finally, Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. grew its position in shares of B2Gold by 7.5% during the 1st quarter. Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. now owns 137,550 shares of the company's stock worth $391,000 after buying an additional 9,632 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.40% of the company's stock.

B2Gold Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 11th were given a dividend of $0.02 per share. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.40%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 11th. B2Gold's dividend payout ratio is -17.02%.

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.