Research Analysts Set Expectations for B2Gold Q1 Earnings

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO) (NYSE:BTG) – Cormark boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of B2Gold in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 31st. Cormark analyst R. Gray now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.13 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.09. Cormark has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for B2Gold’s current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share. Cormark also issued estimates for B2Gold’s FY2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of B2Gold from C$7.00 to C$6.50 in a report on Monday. Bank of America lowered B2Gold from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, TD Securities downgraded B2Gold from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, B2Gold has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$5.94.

B2Gold Stock Performance

TSE BTO opened at C$4.12 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is C$3.94 and its 200-day moving average is C$4.00. The firm has a market cap of C$3.81 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.23. B2Gold has a 12-month low of C$3.16 and a 12-month high of C$4.84. The company has a quick ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.51.

Insider Activity

In other B2Gold news, Senior Officer William Lytle sold 54,062 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$3.85, for a total transaction of C$208,138.70. Also, Director Clive Thomas Johnson sold 86,496 shares of B2Gold stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$3.85, for a total value of C$333,009.60. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 302,519 shares of company stock worth $1,208,724. 0.66% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

B2Gold Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 20th were issued a $0.02 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 7th. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.94%. B2Gold’s payout ratio is currently -25.32%.

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.