What is Scotiabank's Estimate for B2Gold FY2026 Earnings?

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO - Free Report) NYSE: BTG - Investment analysts at Scotiabank lifted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of B2Gold in a report issued on Tuesday, July 15th. Scotiabank analyst O. Habib now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.54 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $0.52. Scotiabank has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for B2Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on BTO. Cormark raised shares of B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on B2Gold from C$7.00 to C$6.50 in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Raymond James Financial upgraded B2Gold to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Monday, June 30th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of B2Gold from C$6.50 to C$7.50 in a research note on Monday, April 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$6.11.

B2Gold Stock Down 2.6%

TSE:BTO traded down C$0.12 on Friday, reaching C$4.57. The stock had a trading volume of 2,868,917 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,534,918. The company has a 50-day moving average of C$4.77 and a 200 day moving average of C$4.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 3.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.51. The stock has a market cap of C$4.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.23. B2Gold has a 12-month low of C$3.16 and a 12-month high of C$5.21.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other B2Gold news, Senior Officer Randall Chatwin sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$4.65, for a total value of C$465,000.00. Insiders have sold 108,216 shares of company stock valued at $505,820 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.66% of the company's stock.

B2Gold Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 24th were paid a dividend of $0.02 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 11th. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.75%. B2Gold's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -25.32%.

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.