Scotiabank Has Positive Outlook of B2Gold FY2026 Earnings

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO) (NYSE:BTG) – Investment analysts at Scotiabank upped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for B2Gold in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 7th. Scotiabank analyst O. Habib now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.61 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $0.59. The consensus estimate for B2Gold’s current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for B2Gold’s FY2027 earnings at $1.31 EPS.

B2Gold (TSE:BTO) (NYSE:BTG) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported C$0.26 EPS for the quarter. B2Gold had a net margin of 14.78% and a return on equity of 15.70%. The company had revenue of C$1.61 billion for the quarter.

Separately, National Bank Financial boosted their price target on shares of B2Gold from C$10.00 to C$10.70 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, B2Gold has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$9.15.

B2Gold Trading Down 3.8%

Shares of B2Gold stock opened at C$5.37 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$7.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a quick ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.16. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of C$6.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$6.57. B2Gold has a 12-month low of C$4.56 and a 12-month high of C$8.60.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Kevin Bullock sold 13,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$7.14, for a total value of C$95,676.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 42,100 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$300,594. This trade represents a 24.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Also, insider Peter Dominic Montano sold 61,254 shares of B2Gold stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$6.51, for a total value of C$398,763.54. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 456 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$2,968.56. This represents a 99.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 228,238 shares of company stock valued at $1,439,425. Insiders own 0.66% of the company’s stock.

B2Gold Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 23rd were given a $0.02 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 10th. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. B2Gold’s payout ratio is presently 21.05%.

B2Gold Company Profile

B2Gold Corp is an international, low-cost, senior gold mining company. It has three operating open-pit gold mines in Mali, Namibia, and the Philippines and numerous exploration projects across four continents. Other significant assets include the Gramalote and Kiaka gold projects. The company focuses on acquiring and developing interests in mineral properties with a primary focus on gold deposits as gold production forms all its revenue. There is no dependence on a particular purchaser because the gold is sold into a global market.