Centerra Gold FY2025 EPS Lifted by National Bank Financial

Centerra Gold Inc. (TSE:CG) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Centerra Gold in a research report issued on Tuesday, July 15th. National Bank Financial analyst D. Demarco now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.42 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.06. National Bank Financial currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Centerra Gold’s FY2026 earnings at $2.79 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on CG. Cibc World Mkts raised Centerra Gold from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Centerra Gold from C$12.00 to C$13.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised their price target on Centerra Gold from C$12.00 to C$13.50 in a report on Friday, April 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$12.11.

Centerra Gold Price Performance

Shares of CG opened at C$9.60 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of C$1.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a current ratio of 3.60. Centerra Gold has a one year low of C$7.72 and a one year high of C$10.59. The stock’s fifty day moving average is C$9.75 and its 200-day moving average is C$9.18.

Centerra Gold Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 5th were paid a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.92%. Centerra Gold’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.58%.

About Centerra Gold

Centerra Gold Inc, a gold mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of gold and copper properties in North America, Turkey, and internationally. The company explores for gold, copper, and molybdenum deposits. Its flagship projects are the 100% owned Mount Milligan gold-copper mine located in British Columbia, Canada; and the Öksüt gold mine located in Turkey.