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

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO) (NYSE:BTG) – Equities researchers at Cormark raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for B2Gold in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 31st. Cormark analyst R. Gray now anticipates that the company will earn $0.13 per share for the quarter, up from their previous 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.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on BTO. Bank of America downgraded shares of B2Gold from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of B2Gold from C$7.00 to C$6.50 in a report on Monday. 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 given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$5.94.

B2Gold Price Performance

Shares of BTO opened at C$4.16 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is C$3.91 and its 200 day moving average is C$3.99. 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. The stock has a market cap of C$3.85 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.79, a P/E/G ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.23.

Insider Transactions at B2Gold

In related news, Director Clive Thomas Johnson sold 86,496 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$3.85, for a total transaction of C$333,009.60. Also, Senior Officer William Lytle sold 54,062 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$3.85, for a total transaction of C$208,138.70. Insiders have sold 168,420 shares of company stock worth $649,531 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.66% of the company’s stock.

B2Gold Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 20th were given 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 dividend yield of 1.92%. B2Gold’s dividend 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.