B2Gold Q2 EPS Forecast Increased by National Bank Financial

B2Gold Corp. (NYSE:BTGFree Report) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of B2Gold in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 15th. National Bank Financial analyst D. Demarco now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.20 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.16. The consensus estimate for B2Gold’s current full-year earnings is $0.40 per share.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on BTG. National Bankshares reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of B2Gold in a research note on Wednesday. Cormark raised B2Gold from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Raymond James Financial upgraded B2Gold to a “moderate buy” rating and set a $4.50 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, June 30th. CIBC restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $4.00 price target (up previously from $3.60) on shares of B2Gold in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of B2Gold from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $4.31.

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B2Gold Price Performance

Shares of BTG opened at $3.41 on Thursday. B2Gold has a 52 week low of $2.20 and a 52 week high of $3.83. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The firm has a market cap of $4.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.10, a PEG ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 0.45. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $3.47 and a 200-day moving average of $3.02.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On B2Gold

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in B2Gold by 146.3% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 546,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,333,000 after purchasing an additional 324,491 shares in the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lifted its holdings in shares of B2Gold by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 330,004 shares of the company’s stock valued at $808,000 after buying an additional 23,073 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of B2Gold by 45.4% in the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 16,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 5,288 shares in the last quarter. Swiss National Bank increased its holdings in B2Gold by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 2,586,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,330,000 after buying an additional 15,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in B2Gold by 33.9% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 84,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $207,000 after buying an additional 21,439 shares during the last quarter. 61.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

B2Gold Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 11th were paid a dividend of $0.02 per share. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.35%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 11th. B2Gold’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -17.02%.

B2Gold Company Profile

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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.

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