Cormark Weighs in on B2Gold’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:BTG)

B2Gold Corp. (NYSE:BTG) – Investment analysts at Cormark issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of B2Gold in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 15th. Cormark analyst R. Gray forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.07 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for B2Gold’s current full-year earnings is $0.23 per share. Cormark also issued estimates for B2Gold’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the company. CIBC decreased their target price on B2Gold from $3.70 to $3.30 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Cibc World Mkts downgraded B2Gold from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. StockNews.com lowered shares of B2Gold from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on B2Gold from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 4th. Finally, Bank of America downgraded shares of B2Gold from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $4.02.

B2Gold Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of BTG stock opened at $2.39 on Friday. B2Gold has a 1-year low of $2.32 and a 1-year high of $3.50. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $2.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $2.88. The firm has a market cap of $3.14 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.27, a PEG ratio of 0.26 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.08.

B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $448.23 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $449.28 million. B2Gold had a negative net margin of 38.42% and a positive return on equity of 7.53%. B2Gold’s quarterly revenue was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.05 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BTG. E&G Advisors LP acquired a new stake in shares of B2Gold during the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Private Advisor Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of B2Gold during the 3rd quarter worth about $33,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new stake in B2Gold in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. HighTower Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of B2Gold during the 3rd quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Moors & Cabot Inc. lifted its position in shares of B2Gold by 35.0% in the third quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 13,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 3,500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 61.40% of the company’s stock.

B2Gold Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd were given a $0.04 dividend. This represents a $0.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 2nd. B2Gold’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -28.57%.

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.