B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO - Free Report) NYSE: BTG - Investment analysts at Raymond James decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of B2Gold in a report released on Tuesday, January 14th. Raymond James analyst F. Hamed now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.60 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $0.65. The consensus estimate for B2Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share.
A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Cormark boosted their price target on shares of B2Gold from C$4.25 to C$5.25 in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on B2Gold from C$6.00 to C$6.50 in a report on Monday, October 21st. Cibc World Mkts cut shares of B2Gold from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Bank of America cut shares of B2Gold from a "buy" rating to an "underperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on B2Gold from C$8.50 to C$7.00 in a research report on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$5.79.
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B2Gold Price Performance
Shares of TSE BTO traded up C$0.03 during midday trading on Friday, reaching C$3.46. 1,565,647 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,686,272. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is C$3.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$3.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 3.33 and a current ratio of 2.93. B2Gold has a 12 month low of C$3.18 and a 12 month high of C$4.84. The firm has a market cap of C$4.53 billion, a PE ratio of -20.35, a PEG ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.23.
B2Gold Cuts Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 12th were issued a dividend of $0.054 per share. This represents a $0.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.24%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 2nd. B2Gold's dividend payout ratio is currently -129.41%.
Insider Buying and Selling at B2Gold
In related news, Senior Officer Randall Chatwin bought 10,153 shares of B2Gold stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 19th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$3.51 per share, with a total value of C$35,637.03. Insiders own 0.66% of the company's stock.
About B2Gold
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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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