Equities Analysts Set Expectations for B2Gold Q2 Earnings

B2Gold Corp. (NYSE:BTG - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Stifel Canada issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for B2Gold in a note issued to investors on Monday, July 21st. Stifel Canada analyst I. Rico anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.13 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for B2Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.40 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for B2Gold's FY2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.79 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on BTG. Raymond James Financial raised B2Gold to a "moderate buy" rating and set a $4.50 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, June 30th. Wall Street Zen raised B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Scotiabank raised B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Cormark raised B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, CIBC reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $4.00 price target (up previously from $3.60) on shares of B2Gold in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $4.31.

B2Gold Stock Performance

Shares of BTG traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $3.47. The stock had a trading volume of 31,374,500 shares, compared to its average volume of 43,073,125. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.08. B2Gold has a 12 month low of $2.20 and a 12 month high of $3.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.59 billion, a PE ratio of -7.23, a PEG ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 0.45. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $3.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $3.07.

B2Gold (NYSE:BTG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.01. B2Gold had a positive return on equity of 5.65% and a negative net margin of 33.12%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.06 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 15.3% on a year-over-year basis.

B2Gold Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 11th were given a $0.02 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 11th. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.31%. B2Gold's payout ratio is -17.02%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On B2Gold

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of B2Gold in the fourth quarter worth about $40,192,000. Pale Fire Capital SE grew its stake in shares of B2Gold by 23.7% during the first quarter. Pale Fire Capital SE now owns 64,838,409 shares of the company's stock valued at $184,789,000 after buying an additional 12,419,383 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of B2Gold during the first quarter valued at approximately $24,949,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of B2Gold by 31.3% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 22,658,771 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,436,000 after buying an additional 5,401,334 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in B2Gold by 181.7% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,158,787 shares of the company's stock worth $23,253,000 after purchasing an additional 5,262,266 shares in the last quarter. 61.40% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About B2Gold

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.