B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO - Free Report) NYSE: BTG - Analysts at Stifel Canada cut their FY2026 EPS estimates for B2Gold in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 4th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Rico now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.65 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.67. The consensus estimate for B2Gold's current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share.
Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of B2Gold from C$6.00 to C$6.50 in a report on Monday, October 21st. TD Securities cut shares of B2Gold from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of B2Gold from C$8.50 to C$7.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Bank of America cut shares of B2Gold from a "buy" rating to an "underperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of C$5.79.
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B2Gold Trading Down 1.6 %
Shares of B2Gold stock traded down C$0.06 during trading on Friday, hitting C$3.65. The stock had a trading volume of 1,395,707 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,010,523. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of C$3.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$3.94. The company has a market capitalization of C$4.78 billion, a PE ratio of -21.47, a P/E/G ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a quick ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 2.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05. B2Gold has a 1 year low of C$3.16 and a 1 year high of C$4.84.
Insider Buying and Selling at B2Gold
In other news, Senior Officer Randall Chatwin acquired 10,153 shares of B2Gold stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 19th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$3.51 per share, for a total transaction of C$35,637.03. Corporate insiders own 0.66% of the company's stock.
B2Gold Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 12th were paid a $0.054 dividend. This represents a $0.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.92%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 2nd. B2Gold's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -129.41%.
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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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