Q3 EPS Estimates for Kinross Gold Boosted by Zacks Research

Key Points

• Zacks Research has revised their Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Kinross Gold to $0.23 per share, up from the previous estimate of $0.18.
• Kinross Gold reported $0.44 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding consensus estimates, and achieved a 41.7% increase in revenue year-over-year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share, reflecting a 0.6% dividend yield and a payout ratio of 9.68%.

Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE:KGC - Free Report) TSE: K - Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Kinross Gold in a report issued on Wednesday, August 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the mining company will post earnings per share of $0.23 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.18. The consensus estimate for Kinross Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.81 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kinross Gold's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.21 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.25 EPS.

Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC - Get Free Report) TSE: K last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The mining company reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.11. Kinross Gold had a net margin of 25.18% and a return on equity of 20.04%. The business had revenue of $1.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.14 EPS. The business's revenue was up 41.7% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on KGC. CIBC raised their price target on shares of Kinross Gold from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an "outperformer" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on shares of Kinross Gold from $28.00 to $29.50 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. UBS Group began coverage on shares of Kinross Gold in a report on Monday, August 4th. They set a "buy" rating and a $20.00 price target for the company. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Kinross Gold to a "hold" rating and set a $15.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, June 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Kinross Gold from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $14.00 to $18.00 in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $20.07.

Kinross Gold Trading Up 0.4%

KGC opened at $19.5840 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.84 and a quick ratio of 1.45. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $16.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $14.42. Kinross Gold has a 1-year low of $8.31 and a 1-year high of $19.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 0.55.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kinross Gold

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in KGC. Transce3nd LLC boosted its position in Kinross Gold by 128.2% in the 2nd quarter. Transce3nd LLC now owns 2,914 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 1,637 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in Kinross Gold in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $55,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in Kinross Gold by 188.6% in the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 5,599 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $71,000 after buying an additional 3,659 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in Kinross Gold in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $77,000. Finally, MAI Capital Management boosted its position in Kinross Gold by 22.0% in the 2nd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 5,022 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $78,000 after buying an additional 907 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.69% of the company's stock.

Kinross Gold Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 21st will be given a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Kinross Gold's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9.68%.

About Kinross Gold

Kinross Gold Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of gold properties principally in the United States, Brazil, Chile, Canada, and Mauritania. The company operates the Fort Knox mine and the Manh Choh project in Alaska, as well as the Round Mountain and the Bald Mountain mines in Nevada, the United States; the Paracatu mine in Brazil; the La Coipa and the Lobo-Marte project in Chile; the Tasiast mine in Mauritania; and the Great Bear project in Canada.

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