B2Gold Q2 EPS Estimate Raised by National Bank Financial

B2Gold Corp. (NYSE:BTG) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of B2Gold in a research note issued on Tuesday, July 15th. National Bank Financial analyst D. Demarco now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.20 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.16. The consensus estimate for B2Gold’s current full-year earnings is $0.40 per share.

B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.01. B2Gold had a negative net margin of 33.12% and a positive return on equity of 5.65%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.06 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. CIBC reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $4.00 target price (up from $3.60) on shares of B2Gold in a research note on Tuesday. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of B2Gold to a “moderate buy” rating and set a $4.50 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, June 30th. National Bankshares restated an “outperform” rating on shares of B2Gold in a research report on Wednesday. Cormark upgraded shares of B2Gold from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of B2Gold from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $4.31.

B2Gold Stock Performance

NYSE:BTG opened at $3.33 on Thursday. B2Gold has a 1 year low of $2.20 and a 1 year high of $3.83. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $3.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $3.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.41 billion, a PE ratio of -6.94, a PEG ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 0.45.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On B2Gold

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of B2Gold by 20.4% during the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 163,503 shares of the company’s stock worth $399,000 after acquiring an additional 27,720 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of B2Gold during the 1st quarter worth about $278,000. Tidal Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of B2Gold during the 4th quarter worth about $183,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of B2Gold by 58.0% during the 1st quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 188,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $536,000 after acquiring an additional 69,177 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of B2Gold by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 53,010,477 shares of the company’s stock worth $129,823,000 after acquiring an additional 1,165,204 shares during the period. 61.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

B2Gold Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 11th were issued a dividend of $0.02 per share. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.40%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 11th. B2Gold’s payout ratio is -17.02%.

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.