Zacks Research Increases Earnings Estimates for Kinross Gold

Kinross Gold Co. (TSE:K) (NYSE:KGC) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Kinross Gold in a report released on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst A. Barman now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.23 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.20. The consensus estimate for Kinross Gold’s current full-year earnings is $1.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kinross Gold’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS.

Separately, National Bankshares raised their price objective on shares of Kinross Gold from C$20.00 to C$22.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$17.10.

Kinross Gold Price Performance

K stock opened at C$16.42 on Thursday. Kinross Gold has a one year low of C$7.10 and a one year high of C$17.63. The firm has a 50-day moving average of C$15.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$14.06. The firm has a market capitalization of C$14.28 billion, a PE ratio of 19.33, a P/E/G ratio of -0.60 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.81.

Kinross Gold Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be given a $0.03 dividend. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.73%. Kinross Gold’s payout ratio is currently 18.84%.

Insider Transactions at Kinross Gold

In related news, Director Jonathan Paul Rollinson sold 205,318 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$15.22, for a total value of C$3,124,939.96. Also, Senior Officer Geoffrey Peters Gold sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$14.22, for a total value of C$1,421,710.00. Insiders sold 414,670 shares of company stock valued at $6,215,090 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.26% of the company’s stock.

Kinross Gold Company Profile

Kinross Gold is a Canada-based senior gold producer, producing roughly 2.4 million gold equivalent ounces in 2020. The company had 30 million ounces of proven and probable gold reserves and 59 million ounces of silver reserves at the end of 2020. It operates mines and focuses its greenfield and brownfield exploration in the Americas, West Africa, and Russia.