What is Scotiabank's Forecast for B2Gold FY2026 Earnings?

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO - Free Report) NYSE: BTG - Research analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for B2Gold in a report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Scotiabank analyst O. Habib anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.30 for the year. The consensus estimate for B2Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on BTO. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on B2Gold from C$6.00 to C$6.50 in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Cibc World Mkts downgraded B2Gold from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Cormark raised their price target on B2Gold from C$4.25 to C$5.25 in a research note on Monday, September 23rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on B2Gold from C$6.50 to C$6.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$5.66.

B2Gold Price Performance

BTO stock traded down C$0.03 during trading hours on Friday, hitting C$3.74. 2,238,666 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,914,305. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of C$3.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$3.97. B2Gold has a one year low of C$3.18 and a one year high of C$4.84. The company has a market cap of C$4.90 billion, a P/E ratio of -22.00, a P/E/G ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a current ratio of 2.93, a quick ratio of 3.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Senior Officer Randall Chatwin acquired 10,153 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 19th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$3.51 per share, for a total transaction of C$35,637.03. Company insiders own 0.66% of the company's stock.

B2Gold Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 12th were given a $0.054 dividend. This represents a $0.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 2nd. B2Gold's dividend payout ratio is currently -129.41%.

B2Gold Company Profile

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.