Sandstorm Gold Q2 EPS Cut by National Bank Financial

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (NYSE:SAND) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sandstorm Gold in a report issued on Wednesday, May 7th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.05 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.06. The consensus estimate for Sandstorm Gold’s current full-year earnings is $0.18 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Sandstorm Gold’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.24 EPS.

Sandstorm Gold (NYSE:SAND) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $50.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $71.61 million. Sandstorm Gold had a net margin of 8.11% and a return on equity of 0.98%.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on SAND. HC Wainwright upped their price target on Sandstorm Gold from $11.50 to $11.75 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. StockNews.com upgraded Sandstorm Gold from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of Sandstorm Gold from $7.25 to $8.25 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Raymond James set a $9.75 price objective on shares of Sandstorm Gold and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Sandstorm Gold from $6.50 to $7.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $9.25.

Sandstorm Gold Trading Up 3.3 %

Shares of Sandstorm Gold stock opened at $8.81 on Friday. Sandstorm Gold has a fifty-two week low of $4.92 and a fifty-two week high of $8.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 2.29 and a current ratio of 1.95. The company has a market cap of $2.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 176.24 and a beta of 0.48. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $7.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.45.

Sandstorm Gold Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 14th were given a $0.014 dividend. This represents a $0.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.63%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 14th. Sandstorm Gold’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 50.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sandstorm Gold

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ruffer LLP purchased a new position in Sandstorm Gold in the 1st quarter worth approximately $8,327,000. XTX Topco Ltd lifted its position in Sandstorm Gold by 107.9% during the first quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 75,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $570,000 after buying an additional 39,172 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its stake in Sandstorm Gold by 7.5% during the first quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 136,709 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,030,000 after buying an additional 9,543 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its holdings in Sandstorm Gold by 26.3% in the 1st quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 80,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $605,000 after buying an additional 16,741 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc increased its stake in shares of Sandstorm Gold by 4.2% in the 1st quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 717,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,402,000 after acquiring an additional 29,015 shares during the last quarter. 51.97% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sandstorm Gold Company Profile

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. operates as a gold royalty company. The company focuses on acquiring royalties and gold and other metals purchase agreements from companies that have advanced stage operating mines. It offers upfront payments for companies to acquire a stream and receives the right to purchase a percentage of a mine's production for the life of the mine.