Sandstorm Gold Q1 EPS Lowered by National Bank Financial

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (NYSE:SAND - Free Report) - National Bank Financial lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Sandstorm Gold in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.06 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.07. The consensus estimate for Sandstorm Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.18 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Sandstorm Gold's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.22 EPS.

Sandstorm Gold (NYSE:SAND - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $47.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $67.49 million. Sandstorm Gold had a net margin of 8.11% and a return on equity of 0.98%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.04) earnings per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com cut Sandstorm Gold from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. HC Wainwright cut their price objective on shares of Sandstorm Gold from $12.00 to $11.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $8.38.

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Sandstorm Gold Stock Up 1.1 %

NYSE SAND traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $6.18. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,199,198 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,526,873. The company has a market capitalization of $1.83 billion, a PE ratio of 123.52 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.95, a quick ratio of 2.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. Sandstorm Gold has a 52 week low of $3.99 and a 52 week high of $6.67. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $5.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $5.83.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cantor Fitzgerald L. P. bought a new position in Sandstorm Gold during the fourth quarter valued at about $56,000. Lifeworks Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sandstorm Gold in the 4th quarter worth approximately $57,000. Allworth Financial LP purchased a new position in Sandstorm Gold in the third quarter valued at approximately $60,000. Meixler Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in Sandstorm Gold in the fourth quarter worth $66,000. Finally, JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Sandstorm Gold in the fourth quarter valued at $72,000. Institutional investors own 51.97% of the company's stock.

Sandstorm Gold Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 21st were issued a dividend of $0.02 per share. This is a positive change from Sandstorm Gold's previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 21st. Sandstorm Gold's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 100.00%.

About Sandstorm Gold

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. operates as a gold royalty company. The company focuses on acquiring royalties and gold and other metals purchase agreements from companies that have advanced stage operating mines. It offers upfront payments for companies to acquire a stream and receives the right to purchase a percentage of a mine's production for the life of the mine.