National Bank Financial Weighs in on Kinross Gold Co.'s FY2026 Earnings (TSE:K)

Kinross Gold Co. (TSE:K - Free Report) NYSE: KGC - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Kinross Gold in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 8th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Parkin anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.43 per share for the year. National Bank Financial has a "Outperform Overweight" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kinross Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.66 per share.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on K. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Kinross Gold from C$9.00 to C$11.50 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, April 19th. Cormark upgraded Kinross Gold from a "market perform" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the company from C$11.00 to C$13.00 in a report on Thursday. Eight Capital lifted their price target on shares of Kinross Gold from C$10.00 to C$11.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, April 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on shares of Kinross Gold from C$11.00 to C$12.50 in a report on Tuesday, April 23rd. Finally, National Bankshares upped their target price on shares of Kinross Gold from C$13.50 to C$13.75 in a research report on Thursday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of C$11.71.

Kinross Gold Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of K traded up C$0.07 during trading hours on Friday, reaching C$10.38. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,929,730 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,352,228. The company has a 50 day moving average of C$8.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$7.80. The firm has a market cap of C$12.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.18, a P/E/G ratio of -0.60 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.88. Kinross Gold has a 1-year low of C$5.91 and a 1-year high of C$10.50.

Kinross Gold (TSE:K - Get Free Report) NYSE: KGC last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 14th. The company reported C$0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of C$0.12 by C$0.03. Kinross Gold had a net margin of 9.86% and a return on equity of 7.06%. The company had revenue of C$1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$1.24 billion.

Kinross Gold Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 30th will be issued a $0.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 30th. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.16%. Kinross Gold's dividend payout ratio is currently 32.65%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kinross Gold

In other news, Senior Officer Claude J.S. Schimper sold 30,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$10.39, for a total transaction of C$311,709.00. In related news, Senior Officer Michiel Van Akkooi sold 62,479 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$6.70, for a total transaction of C$418,609.30. Following the sale, the insider now owns 3 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$20.10. Also, Senior Officer Claude J.S. Schimper sold 30,000 shares of Kinross Gold stock in a transaction on Friday, May 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$10.39, for a total transaction of C$311,709.00. Insiders have sold a total of 173,621 shares of company stock valued at $1,205,582 in the last three months. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Kinross Gold

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.