What is Scotiabank’s Forecast for B2Gold FY2026 Earnings?

B2Gold Corp. (NYSE:BTG) – Equities research analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of B2Gold in a report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Scotiabank analyst O. Habib expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.22 for the year. The consensus estimate for B2Gold’s current full-year earnings is $0.23 per share.

B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.02 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $448.23 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $449.28 million. B2Gold had a positive return on equity of 7.53% and a negative net margin of 38.42%. B2Gold’s revenue was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.05 earnings per share.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on BTG. StockNews.com downgraded shares of B2Gold from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. CIBC lifted their price target on shares of B2Gold from $3.30 to $3.60 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of B2Gold from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 4th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $3.75 price target on shares of B2Gold in a report on Tuesday, September 17th. Finally, Cibc World Mkts downgraded shares of B2Gold from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $4.12.

B2Gold Price Performance

NYSE:BTG opened at $2.61 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $2.72 and a 200-day moving average of $2.89. The company has a market capitalization of $3.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.66, a PEG ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.09. B2Gold has a 52 week low of $2.34 and a 52 week high of $3.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.83.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On B2Gold

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Point72 DIFC Ltd raised its stake in shares of B2Gold by 16.6% in the second quarter. Point72 DIFC Ltd now owns 21,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 3,053 shares during the last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. raised its stake in shares of B2Gold by 35.0% in the third quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 13,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 3,500 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its stake in shares of B2Gold by 6.2% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 82,324 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,000 after acquiring an additional 4,810 shares during the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of B2Gold by 24.7% during the 3rd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 26,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after buying an additional 5,257 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of B2Gold by 72.1% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 13,755 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 5,764 shares during the period. 61.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

B2Gold Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd were paid a $0.04 dividend. This represents a $0.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.13%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 2nd. B2Gold’s dividend payout ratio is presently -28.57%.

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.