Sandstorm Gold Q3 EPS Decreased by Raymond James Financial

Sandstorm Gold Ltd (NYSE:SAND - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Raymond James Financial lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Sandstorm Gold in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, June 23rd. Raymond James Financial analyst B. Macarthur now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.05 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.06. Raymond James Financial has a "Outperform" rating and a $9.75 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sandstorm Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.18 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Sandstorm Gold's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on SAND. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Sandstorm Gold from $6.50 to $7.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, April 4th. HC Wainwright raised their price objective on Sandstorm Gold from $11.50 to $11.75 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Scotiabank raised their price target on Sandstorm Gold from $7.25 to $8.25 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Sandstorm Gold from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, National Bankshares reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Sandstorm Gold in a research note on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $9.25.

Sandstorm Gold Stock Performance

NYSE:SAND traded down $0.29 on Wednesday, hitting $9.03. The stock had a trading volume of 3,676,627 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,966,289. The company has a quick ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The stock has a market cap of $2.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 90.26 and a beta of 0.46. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $8.80 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $7.19. Sandstorm Gold has a 52-week low of $4.92 and a 52-week high of $9.68.

Sandstorm Gold (NYSE:SAND - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $50.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $71.61 million. Sandstorm Gold had a net margin of 15.80% and a return on equity of 2.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sandstorm Gold

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Boston Partners raised its position in Sandstorm Gold by 15.9% during the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 11,374,157 shares of the company's stock valued at $85,875,000 after purchasing an additional 1,562,142 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Sandstorm Gold by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,760,201 shares of the company's stock valued at $51,040,000 after purchasing an additional 237,955 shares in the last quarter. Sprott Inc. raised its position in Sandstorm Gold by 18.3% during the 1st quarter. Sprott Inc. now owns 5,281,973 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,880,000 after purchasing an additional 816,130 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Sandstorm Gold by 22.5% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,974,343 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,781,000 after purchasing an additional 913,527 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi raised its position in Sandstorm Gold by 74.9% during the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 2,890,535 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,447,000 after purchasing an additional 1,238,050 shares in the last quarter. 51.97% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Sandstorm Gold Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 25th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 15th will be given a dividend of $0.02 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 15th. This is a positive change from Sandstorm Gold's previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.89%. Sandstorm Gold's payout ratio is 60.00%.

Sandstorm Gold Company Profile

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. operates as a gold royalty company. The company focuses on acquiring royalties and gold and other metals purchase agreements from companies that have advanced stage operating mines. It offers upfront payments for companies to acquire a stream and receives the right to purchase a percentage of a mine's production for the life of the mine.