FY2025 Earnings Estimate for B2Gold Issued By Stifel Canada

B2Gold Corp. (NYSE:BTG - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Stifel Canada raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for B2Gold in a research note issued on Monday, April 21st. Stifel Canada analyst I. Rico now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.48 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.47. The consensus estimate for B2Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.40 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for B2Gold's FY2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.78 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. National Bankshares restated an "outperform" rating on shares of B2Gold in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Scotiabank upgraded B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. CIBC lifted their price objective on shares of B2Gold from $3.30 to $3.60 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Cormark raised shares of B2Gold from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Raymond James reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $4.50 target price on shares of B2Gold in a research note on Friday, April 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, B2Gold currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $4.21.

B2Gold Price Performance

Shares of BTG stock traded down $0.02 on Wednesday, hitting $3.07. 34,945,109 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 21,869,138. The firm has a market cap of $4.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.36, a PEG ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.08. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $2.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $2.82. B2Gold has a 52 week low of $2.20 and a 52 week high of $3.51.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On B2Gold

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald L. P. bought a new position in B2Gold during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Kercheville Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of B2Gold during the first quarter worth $31,000. Walker Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of B2Gold in the first quarter worth about $32,000. HighTower Advisors LLC purchased a new position in B2Gold in the 3rd quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Groupama Asset Managment bought a new stake in B2Gold during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Institutional investors own 61.40% of the company's stock.

B2Gold Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th were paid a $0.02 dividend. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.61%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 7th. B2Gold's payout ratio is -16.67%.

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.