Brokers Set Expectations for Sandstorm Gold Q1 Earnings

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (NYSE:SAND) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Sandstorm Gold in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 19th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.06 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.07. The consensus estimate for Sandstorm Gold’s current full-year earnings is $0.18 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Sandstorm Gold’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.22 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com cut Sandstorm Gold from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. HC Wainwright reduced their price objective on Sandstorm Gold from $12.00 to $11.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $8.38.

Sandstorm Gold Stock Performance

Shares of SAND opened at $5.99 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 119.72 and a beta of 1.10. Sandstorm Gold has a 52 week low of $3.99 and a 52 week high of $6.67. The company has a quick ratio of 2.29, a current ratio of 1.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $5.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $5.81.

Sandstorm Gold (NYSE:SAND) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by ($0.03). Sandstorm Gold had a net margin of 8.11% and a return on equity of 0.98%. The business had revenue of $47.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $67.49 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.04) EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sandstorm Gold

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cantor Fitzgerald L. P. acquired a new position in Sandstorm Gold during the fourth quarter valued at $56,000. Lifeworks Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Sandstorm Gold during the fourth quarter worth about $57,000. Allworth Financial LP purchased a new stake in Sandstorm Gold during the 3rd quarter valued at about $60,000. Meixler Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in Sandstorm Gold during the 4th quarter valued at about $66,000. Finally, JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd purchased a new stake in Sandstorm Gold during the 4th quarter valued at about $72,000. 51.97% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Sandstorm Gold Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 21st were issued a dividend of $0.02 per share. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.34%. This is a positive change from Sandstorm Gold’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 21st. Sandstorm Gold’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 120.02%.

About Sandstorm Gold

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.