FY2025 Earnings Forecast for B2Gold Issued By Stifel Canada

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO - Free Report) NYSE: BTG - Research analysts at Stifel Canada boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for B2Gold in a note issued to investors on Monday, July 21st. Stifel Canada analyst I. Rico now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.81 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.67. The consensus estimate for B2Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share.

BTO has been the topic of several other research reports. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on shares of B2Gold from C$7.00 to C$6.50 in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Cormark upgraded shares of B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of B2Gold from C$6.50 to C$7.50 in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Raymond James Financial raised shares of B2Gold to a "moderate buy" rating in a research note on Monday, June 30th. Finally, Scotiabank raised shares of B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. 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 assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$6.11.

B2Gold Stock Performance

Shares of B2Gold stock traded down C$0.03 during trading on Thursday, hitting C$4.76. 2,666,556 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,508,393. The stock has a market capitalization of C$4.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.48, a PEG ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.51, a quick ratio of 3.33 and a current ratio of 1.83. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of C$4.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$4.29. B2Gold has a 52-week low of C$3.16 and a 52-week high of C$5.21.

B2Gold Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 24th were issued a $0.02 dividend. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 11th. B2Gold's payout ratio is -25.32%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Senior Officer Randall Chatwin sold 100,000 shares of the company's 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. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 108,216 shares of company stock valued at $505,820. Corporate insiders own 0.66% of the company's stock.

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.