Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for B2Gold Q1 Earnings

B2Gold Corp. (NYSE:BTG) – Equities researchers at Cormark lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for B2Gold in a report released on Monday, March 31st. Cormark analyst R. Gray now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.09 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.06. Cormark has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for B2Gold’s current full-year earnings is $0.40 per share. Cormark also issued estimates for B2Gold’s FY2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS.

BTG has been the topic of several other reports. CIBC upped their target price on B2Gold from $3.30 to $3.60 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Bank of America downgraded shares of B2Gold from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, TD Securities lowered shares of B2Gold from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $4.12.

B2Gold Stock Performance

Shares of BTG stock opened at $2.92 on Wednesday. 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 company has a market cap of $3.85 billion, a PE ratio of -6.08, a PEG ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 1.09. B2Gold has a 12-month low of $2.20 and a 12-month high of $3.50. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $2.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $2.84.

Institutional Trading of B2Gold

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. FMR LLC boosted its stake in B2Gold by 0.7% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 59,489,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,862,000 after buying an additional 438,399 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in B2Gold by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 53,010,477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $129,823,000 after purchasing an additional 1,165,204 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in B2Gold by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 27,186,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,335,000 after purchasing an additional 272,300 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in B2Gold by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 24,389,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,510,000 after purchasing an additional 130,638 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in B2Gold by 31.3% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 22,658,771 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,436,000 after purchasing an additional 5,401,334 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.40% of the company’s stock.

B2Gold Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th were paid a dividend of $0.02 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 7th. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.74%. B2Gold’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -16.67%.

B2Gold Company Profile

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.