FY2026 Earnings Forecast for B2Gold Issued By Scotiabank

B2Gold Corp. (NYSE:BTG - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for B2Gold in a report released on Wednesday, January 8th. Scotiabank analyst O. Habib forecasts that the company will earn $0.22 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for B2Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.23 per share.

B2Gold (NYSE:BTG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $448.23 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $449.28 million. B2Gold had a negative net margin of 38.42% and a positive return on equity of 7.53%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.05 earnings per share.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on BTG. CIBC lifted their price objective on shares of B2Gold from $3.30 to $3.60 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. StockNews.com cut B2Gold from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on B2Gold from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 4th. Cibc World Mkts lowered B2Gold from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $3.75 target price on shares of B2Gold in a report on Tuesday, September 17th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $4.12.

B2Gold Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of B2Gold stock traded down $0.02 on Friday, reaching $2.59. 15,694,068 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 12,403,041. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. B2Gold has a fifty-two week low of $2.34 and a fifty-two week high of $3.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.09. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $2.71 and a 200-day moving average price of $2.89.

B2Gold Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd were given a dividend of $0.04 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $0.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.18%. B2Gold's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -28.57%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On B2Gold

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Old West Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in B2Gold in the third quarter valued at about $670,000. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of B2Gold by 0.7% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 59,489,129 shares of the company's stock valued at $183,862,000 after acquiring an additional 438,399 shares during the last quarter. Invenomic Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of B2Gold in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,636,000. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC grew its position in B2Gold by 133.8% during the 2nd quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 1,977,354 shares of the company's stock worth $5,334,000 after acquiring an additional 1,131,534 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in B2Gold by 62.0% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 95,482 shares of the company's stock valued at $294,000 after purchasing an additional 36,555 shares in the last quarter. 61.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About B2Gold

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.