Stifel Canada Issues Optimistic Forecast for B2Gold Earnings

B2Gold Corp. (NYSE:BTG) – Investment analysts at Stifel Canada increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for B2Gold in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 21st. Stifel Canada analyst I. Rico now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.48 for the year, up from their previous estimate 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.

A number of other analysts have also commented on the company. Raymond James reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $4.50 target price on shares of B2Gold in a report on Friday, April 4th. Cormark raised B2Gold from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. TD Securities cut shares of B2Gold from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Bank of America downgraded B2Gold from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, National Bankshares restated an “outperform” rating on shares of B2Gold in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, B2Gold presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $4.21.

B2Gold Trading Down 4.0 %

NYSE BTG opened at $3.14 on Wednesday. B2Gold has a 12 month low of $2.20 and a 12 month high of $3.51. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $2.94 and its 200-day moving average price is $2.83. The stock has a market cap of $4.14 billion, a P/E ratio of -6.54, a P/E/G ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On B2Gold

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of BTG. Cantor Fitzgerald L. P. purchased a new position in shares of B2Gold during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Groupama Asset Managment purchased a new stake in B2Gold in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC bought a new position in B2Gold in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Kercheville Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of B2Gold during the first quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in shares of B2Gold by 176.1% during the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 12,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 8,250 shares in the last quarter. 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. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th were given a dividend of $0.02 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 7th. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.55%. B2Gold’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -16.67%.

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.