What is Stifel Canada's Estimate for B2Gold FY2026 Earnings?

Key Points

• Stifel Canada has raised its FY2026 earnings estimate for B2Gold Corp. from $0.73 to $1.11 per share, with a future FY2027 estimate of $1.90 EPS.
• B2Gold's stock currently has an average rating of "Hold," with multiple research firms adjusting their price targets upward, including Bank of America raising it from C$5.35 to C$6.25.
• Insider sales indicate a decrease in ownership, with significant shares sold by insiders over the past 90 days, totaling over $9.5 million worth of stock.

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO - Free Report) NYSE: BTG - Research analysts at Stifel Canada boosted their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of B2Gold in a research report issued on Monday, October 20th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Rico now anticipates that the company will earn $1.11 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.73. The consensus estimate for B2Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for B2Gold's FY2027 earnings at $1.90 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on BTO. Raymond James Financial raised shares of B2Gold to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Monday, June 30th. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of B2Gold from C$5.35 to C$6.25 in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of B2Gold from C$7.50 to C$11.50 in a report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, B2Gold currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of C$7.63.

B2Gold Price Performance

B2Gold stock opened at C$7.25 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of C$9.59 billion, a P/E ratio of -20.71, a P/E/G ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a quick ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.51. B2Gold has a twelve month low of C$3.16 and a twelve month high of C$8.35. The company's 50-day moving average price is C$6.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$5.26.

Insider Activity

In other B2Gold news, insider John Alex Rajala sold 142,857 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$7.50, for a total transaction of C$1,071,427.50. Following the transaction, the insider owned 238,342 shares in the company, valued at C$1,787,565. This represents a 37.48% decrease in their position. Also, insider Randall Chatwin sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$5.33, for a total transaction of C$37,310.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 40,199 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$214,260.67. The trade was a 14.83% decrease in their position. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,305,095 shares of company stock worth $9,529,870. Insiders own 0.66% of the company's stock.

B2Gold Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 23rd were given a dividend of $0.02 per share. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 10th. B2Gold's dividend payout ratio is presently -34.29%.

About B2Gold

B2Gold Corp is an international, low-cost, senior gold mining company. It has three operating open-pit gold mines in Mali, Namibia, and the Philippines and numerous exploration projects across four continents. Other significant assets include the Gramalote and Kiaka gold projects. The company focuses on acquiring and developing interests in mineral properties with a primary focus on gold deposits as gold production forms all its revenue.

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