FY2026 EPS Forecast for Sandstorm Gold Decreased by Analyst

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (NYSE:SAND) – National Bank Financial cut their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sandstorm Gold in a report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.27 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $0.28. The consensus estimate for Sandstorm Gold’s current full-year earnings is $0.18 per share.

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

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on SAND. 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, February 19th. StockNews.com lowered Sandstorm Gold from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $8.38.

Sandstorm Gold Stock Performance

SAND opened at $6.12 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $1.81 billion, a PE ratio of 122.32 and a beta of 1.10. 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 has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $5.83. Sandstorm Gold has a fifty-two week low of $3.99 and a fifty-two week high of $6.67.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sandstorm Gold

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SAND. Allworth Financial LP bought a new stake in Sandstorm Gold in the 3rd quarter valued at $60,000. Cantor Fitzgerald L. P. bought a new stake in Sandstorm Gold in the 4th quarter valued at $56,000. Lifeworks Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Sandstorm Gold in the 4th quarter valued at $57,000. Meixler Investment Management Ltd. bought a new stake in Sandstorm Gold in the 4th quarter valued at $66,000. Finally, JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd bought a new stake in Sandstorm Gold in the 4th quarter valued at $72,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 51.97% of the company’s stock.

Sandstorm Gold Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 21st were issued a dividend of $0.02 per share. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.31%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 21st. This is a positive change from Sandstorm Gold’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. Sandstorm Gold’s payout ratio is currently 120.02%.

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.