National Bank Financial Comments on Sandstorm Gold Ltd.’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:SAND)

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (NYSE:SAND) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for Sandstorm Gold in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, April 18th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.08 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $0.12. The consensus estimate for Sandstorm Gold’s current full-year earnings is $0.07 per share.

Separately, Scotiabank decreased their price objective on Sandstorm Gold from $6.50 to $6.25 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 18th.

Sandstorm Gold Trading Down 4.8 %

SAND opened at $5.26 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $4.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $4.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 3.32 and a quick ratio of 3.32. Sandstorm Gold has a 12 month low of $3.96 and a 12 month high of $6.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.54 and a beta of 1.10.

Sandstorm Gold (NYSE:SAND) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 15th. The company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $44.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $46.30 million. Sandstorm Gold had a net margin of 23.22% and a return on equity of 2.89%.

Sandstorm Gold Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 16th will be paid a $0.0147 dividend. This represents a $0.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.12%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 15th. Sandstorm Gold’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.43%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sandstorm Gold

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SAND. Helikon Investments Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Sandstorm Gold during the first quarter worth about $6,771,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in Sandstorm Gold by 1,787.2% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,049,830 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,893,000 after buying an additional 994,200 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in Sandstorm Gold by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 28,838,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,059,000 after buying an additional 657,177 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors increased its position in Sandstorm Gold by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 14,452,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,696,000 after buying an additional 434,460 shares during the period. Finally, Clearbridge Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Sandstorm Gold in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,299,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 51.97% of the company’s stock.

Sandstorm Gold Company Profile

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.