Scotiabank Has Positive Estimate for B2Gold FY2026 Earnings

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO) (NYSE:BTG) – Equities research analysts at Scotiabank boosted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for B2Gold in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, July 15th. Scotiabank analyst O. Habib now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.62 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.61. The consensus estimate for B2Gold’s current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share.

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

Separately, National Bank Financial dropped their price objective on B2Gold from C$10.70 to C$9.75 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, B2Gold has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$8.83.

B2Gold Trading Down 3.7%

Shares of BTO opened at C$5.14 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of C$6.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.53, a P/E/G ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.73. B2Gold has a one year low of C$4.56 and a one year high of C$8.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.16, a quick ratio of 3.33 and a current ratio of 1.19. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of C$6.08 and a 200 day moving average price of C$6.52.

Insider Activity at B2Gold

In other news, insider Randall Chatwin sold 67,857 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$6.33, for a total value of C$429,534.81. Following the sale, the insider owned 130,043 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$823,172.19. This represents a 34.29% decrease in their position. Also, insider Peter Dominic Montano sold 61,254 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$6.51, for a total transaction of C$398,763.54. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 456 shares in the company, valued at C$2,968.56. The trade was a 99.26% decrease in their position. Insiders sold 250,238 shares of company stock worth $1,564,825 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.66% of the company’s stock.

B2Gold Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.02 per share. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 10th. B2Gold’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.05%.

B2Gold Company Profile

B2Gold is a responsible international gold producer headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Founded in 2007, today, B2Gold has operating gold mines in Canada, Mali, Namibia and the Philippines, and numerous development and exploration projects in various countries.