FY2025 Earnings Estimate for B2Gold Issued By Raymond James

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO) (NYSE:BTG) – Stock analysts at Raymond James reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of B2Gold in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 14th. Raymond James analyst F. Hamed now expects that the company will earn $0.60 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.65. The consensus estimate for B2Gold’s current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America downgraded shares of B2Gold from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on B2Gold from C$6.00 to C$6.50 in a report on Monday, October 21st. Cibc World Mkts downgraded B2Gold from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on B2Gold from C$8.50 to C$7.00 in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Cormark lifted their price objective on shares of B2Gold from C$4.25 to C$5.25 in a research note on Monday, September 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, B2Gold presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$5.79.

B2Gold Price Performance

Shares of B2Gold stock opened at C$3.43 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is C$3.77 and its 200 day moving average price is C$3.97. B2Gold has a twelve month low of C$3.18 and a twelve month high of C$4.84. The company has a current ratio of 2.93, a quick ratio of 3.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05. The stock has a market capitalization of C$4.49 billion, a P/E ratio of -20.18, a PEG ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.23.

B2Gold Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 12th were issued a $0.054 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $0.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.30%. B2Gold’s dividend payout ratio is presently -129.41%.

Insider Buying and Selling at B2Gold

In other news, Senior Officer Randall Chatwin purchased 10,153 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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. 0.66% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.