Galiano Gold FY2026 EPS Forecast Reduced by HC Wainwright

Galiano Gold Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:GAU) – HC Wainwright lowered their FY2026 earnings estimates for Galiano Gold in a research note issued on Thursday, February 19th. HC Wainwright analyst H. Ihle now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.70 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.77. HC Wainwright has a “Buy” rating and a $4.25 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Galiano Gold’s current full-year earnings is $0.08 per share.

Separately, Scotiabank restated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Galiano Gold in a research report on Monday, January 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $4.25.

Galiano Gold Stock Up 2.0%

Galiano Gold stock opened at $3.07 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $797.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -25.58 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.92. Galiano Gold has a fifty-two week low of $1.00 and a fifty-two week high of $3.26. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $2.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $2.49.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Galiano Gold

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GAU. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Galiano Gold by 13.7% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 882,962 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,095,000 after acquiring an additional 106,685 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can grew its stake in Galiano Gold by 543.0% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,083,699 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,378,000 after purchasing an additional 915,154 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its position in shares of Galiano Gold by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,079,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,372,000 after purchasing an additional 72,900 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Galiano Gold by 939.4% during the 2nd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 25,009 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 22,603 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aegis Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of Galiano Gold by 162.5% during the 2nd quarter. Aegis Financial Corp now owns 6,505,921 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,250,000 after purchasing an additional 4,027,090 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.82% of the company’s stock.

Galiano Gold Company Profile

Galiano Gold Incorporated is a Canada-based gold exploration and development company listed on the NYSE American under the symbol GAU. The company’s primary focus is the acquisition, exploration and advancement of gold deposits in the Americas. Galiano Gold pursues a value-driven strategy to build gold resources by identifying high-potential projects, conducting systematic drilling programs and advancing resource definition toward a development decision.

Galiano Gold’s flagship asset is the Oko West and Oko East gold project located in the Essequibo region of Guyana, where multiple oxide and primary gold mineralized zones have been outlined through extensive drilling.