Sandstorm Gold FY2026 EPS Forecast Raised by Stifel Canada

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (NYSE:SAND - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Stifel Canada boosted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Sandstorm Gold in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 21st. Stifel Canada analyst I. Rico now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.24 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.18. The consensus estimate for Sandstorm Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.18 per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on SAND. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Sandstorm Gold from $6.50 to $7.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, April 4th. HC Wainwright decreased their price target on Sandstorm Gold from $12.00 to $11.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on shares of Sandstorm Gold from $7.25 to $8.25 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Sandstorm Gold from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Raymond James reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Sandstorm Gold in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $9.06.

Sandstorm Gold Stock Performance

NYSE:SAND opened at $8.35 on Wednesday. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $6.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $6.22. 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 twelve month low of $4.92 and a twelve month high of $8.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 166.93 and a beta of 0.90.

Sandstorm Gold (NYSE:SAND - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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 return on equity of 0.98% and a net margin of 8.11%. During the same period last year, the company posted ($0.04) EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Boston Partners raised its stake in shares of Sandstorm Gold by 39,289.9% in the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 9,812,015 shares of the company's stock valued at $54,751,000 after purchasing an additional 9,787,105 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP lifted its holdings in Sandstorm Gold by 580.6% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 2,314,684 shares of the company's stock worth $12,916,000 after buying an additional 1,974,600 shares during the last quarter. Sprott Inc. lifted its holdings in Sandstorm Gold by 77.9% during the 4th quarter. Sprott Inc. now owns 4,465,843 shares of the company's stock worth $24,925,000 after buying an additional 1,955,916 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of Sandstorm Gold by 35.0% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,522,246 shares of the company's stock worth $36,394,000 after acquiring an additional 1,691,296 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi increased its holdings in shares of Sandstorm Gold by 74.9% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 2,890,535 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,447,000 after acquiring an additional 1,238,050 shares during the last quarter. 51.97% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Sandstorm Gold Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Investors of record on Monday, April 14th will be paid a $0.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 14th. This represents a $0.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.67%. Sandstorm Gold's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.

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