Q3 EPS Estimates for Barrick Gold Reduced by Stifel Canada

Key Points

• Stifel Canada has reduced Barrick Gold's Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate from $0.87 to $0.77, while the full-year consensus estimate remains at $2.24 per share.
• Analysts have a generally positive outlook for Barrick Gold, with four rating it as a Strong Buy and a consensus target price of C$46.38.
• Recent insider trading activity saw a significant number of shares sold, with insiders decreasing their positions by a total of 62,990 shares worth C$2,580,075 over the last 90 days.

Barrick Gold Co. (TSE:ABX - Free Report) NYSE: ABX - Equities researchers at Stifel Canada dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Barrick Gold in a note issued to investors on Monday, October 20th. Stifel Canada analyst R. Profiti now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.77 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.87. The consensus estimate for Barrick Gold's current full-year earnings is $2.24 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Barrick Gold's FY2026 earnings at $4.65 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.25 EPS.

ABX has been the topic of a number of other research reports. National Bank Financial raised shares of Barrick Gold from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Cormark raised their price objective on shares of Barrick Gold from C$35.00 to C$45.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on shares of Barrick Gold from C$39.00 to C$57.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Barrick Gold from C$37.00 to C$41.00 in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Cibc World Mkts raised shares of Barrick Gold from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Barrick Gold currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$46.38.

Barrick Gold Price Performance

Shares of TSE ABX opened at C$44.09 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$75.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.73, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.06. Barrick Gold has a 12 month low of C$21.73 and a 12 month high of C$51.09. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is C$42.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$32.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.83, a current ratio of 2.65 and a quick ratio of 2.62.

Insider Activity at Barrick Gold

In related news, insider Joel James Holliday sold 13,588 shares of Barrick Gold stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$40.38, for a total value of C$548,735.07. Following the sale, the insider owned 84,087 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately C$3,395,752.59. This trade represents a 13.91% decrease in their position. Also, insider Rousseau Jooste sold 3,000 shares of Barrick Gold stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$40.70, for a total transaction of C$122,112.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 58,237 shares in the company, valued at C$2,370,478.85. This represents a 4.90% decrease in their position. Insiders sold a total of 62,990 shares of company stock worth $2,580,075 over the last 90 days. 0.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Barrick Gold

Barrick Gold Corp is one of the world's largest gold producers, operating mines in North America, South America, Australia, and Africa. The company segments consist of nine gold mines namely Carlin, Cortez, Turquoise Ridge, Pueblo Viejo, Loulo-Gounkoto, Kibali, Veladero, North Mara, and Bulyanhulu. It generates maximum revenue from the Carlin mine segment.

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