Q4 EPS Forecast for Kinross Gold Raised by Analyst

Key Points

• Analysts at Raymond James Financial raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimate for Kinross Gold from $0.30 to $0.36, maintaining a "Hold" rating and a $15.00 price target.
• Several brokerages increased their price targets for Kinross Gold, with targets now ranging from $17.00 to $29.50, reflecting an overall positive sentiment among analysts.
• Kinross Gold announced a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share, representing an annualized dividend yield of 0.6%, to be paid on September 4th, 2023.

Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE:KGC - Free Report) TSE: K - Analysts at Raymond James Financial upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Kinross Gold in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 20th. Raymond James Financial analyst J. Elliott now forecasts that the mining company will post earnings per share of $0.36 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.30. Raymond James Financial currently has a "Hold" rating and a $15.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kinross Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.81 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Kinross Gold's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on KGC. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Kinross Gold from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Jefferies Financial Group raised Kinross Gold from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the company from $14.00 to $18.00 in a report on Thursday, June 26th. National Bankshares reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Kinross Gold in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on Kinross Gold from $28.00 to $29.50 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, UBS Group began coverage on shares of Kinross Gold in a research report on Monday, August 4th. They set a "buy" rating and a $20.00 target price on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $20.07.

Kinross Gold Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of Kinross Gold stock opened at $19.5840 on Monday. The firm has a market cap 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. Kinross Gold has a 52-week low of $8.31 and a 52-week high of $19.81. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $16.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 2.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kinross Gold

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Transce3nd LLC raised its position in Kinross Gold by 128.2% during the second quarter. Transce3nd LLC now owns 2,914 shares of the mining company's stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 1,637 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in shares of Kinross Gold during the 1st quarter worth approximately $55,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Kinross Gold by 188.6% during the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 5,599 shares of the mining company's stock worth $71,000 after purchasing an additional 3,659 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in Kinross Gold during the 1st quarter valued at $77,000. Finally, MAI Capital Management grew its holdings in Kinross Gold by 22.0% during 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 last quarter. 63.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Kinross Gold Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.03 per share. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 21st. Kinross Gold's payout ratio is 9.68%.

Kinross Gold Company Profile

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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