Randall Chatwin Purchases 10,153 Shares of B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO) Stock

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO) (NYSE:BTG) Senior Officer Randall Chatwin bought 10,153 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 19th. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$3.51 per share, for a total transaction of C$35,637.03.

Randall Chatwin also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, November 14th, Randall Chatwin sold 6,095 shares of B2Gold stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$3.74, for a total transaction of C$22,795.30.
• On Friday, October 4th, Randall Chatwin sold 5,000 shares of B2Gold stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$4.27, for a total transaction of C$21,350.00.

B2Gold Trading Down 0.3 %

B2Gold stock opened at C$3.58 on Wednesday. B2Gold Corp. has a one year low of C$3.18 and a one year high of C$4.84. The business’s fifty day moving average is C$4.13 and its 200 day moving average is C$3.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 2.93 and a quick ratio of 3.33. The stock has a market capitalization of C$4.69 billion, a PE ratio of -21.06, a price-to-earnings-growth 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. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 12th were paid a $0.054 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $0.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.03%. B2Gold’s dividend payout ratio is presently -129.41%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Cormark lifted their target price on shares of B2Gold from C$4.25 to C$5.25 in a report on Monday, September 23rd. Cibc World Mkts cut B2Gold from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on B2Gold from C$6.50 to C$6.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 16th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of B2Gold from C$6.00 to C$6.50 in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$5.66.

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.