Q1 Earnings Forecast for B2Gold Issued By Cormark (TSE:BTO)

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO) (NYSE:BTG) – Analysts at Cormark lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of B2Gold in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, February 21st. Cormark analyst R. Gray now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.09 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.10. Cormark currently has a “Buy” rating and a $6.25 target price 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.21 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of B2Gold from C$8.50 to C$7.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Bank of America lowered B2Gold from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, TD Securities lowered B2Gold from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$5.91.

B2Gold Price Performance

Shares of TSE BTO opened at C$4.06 on Monday. B2Gold has a twelve month low of C$3.16 and a twelve month high of C$4.84. The firm has a market cap of C$3.75 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.67, a PEG ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a 50 day moving average of C$3.60 and a 200 day moving average of C$3.91. The company has a quick ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.51.

B2Gold Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 12th were issued a dividend of $0.054 per share. This represents a $0.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 2nd. B2Gold’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -25.32%.

Insider Buying and Selling at B2Gold

In other B2Gold news, Senior Officer Randall Chatwin bought 10,153 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 19th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$3.51 per share, for a total transaction of C$35,637.03. Insiders own 0.66% of the company’s stock.

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.