What is Scotiabank’s Forecast for B2Gold FY2026 Earnings?

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO) (NYSE:BTG) – Research analysts at Scotiabank upped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of B2Gold in a report released on Thursday, February 26th. Scotiabank analyst O. Habib now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.73 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.69. The consensus estimate for B2Gold’s current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Cormark lowered shares of B2Gold from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. National Bank Financial lifted their price objective on B2Gold from C$9.25 to C$10.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on B2Gold from C$11.50 to C$10.50 in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, B2Gold has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$8.31.

B2Gold Stock Performance

Shares of BTO opened at C$8.38 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.51. B2Gold has a 52-week low of C$3.62 and a 52-week high of C$8.59. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of C$6.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$6.52. The company has a market capitalization of C$11.20 billion, a PE ratio of 55.87, a P/E/G ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.02.

B2Gold (TSE:BTO) (NYSE:BTG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The company reported C$0.15 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of C$1.41 billion for the quarter. B2Gold had a negative return on equity of 20.27% and a negative net margin of 38.20%.

B2Gold Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th were issued a $0.02 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 2nd. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. B2Gold’s dividend payout ratio is 66.67%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider William Lytle sold 272,373 shares of B2Gold stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$8.32, for a total transaction of C$2,266,143.36. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 38,975 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$324,272. The trade was a 87.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Also, insider Randall Chatwin sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$7.25, for a total transaction of C$145,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 6,199 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$44,942.75. This trade represents a 76.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Insiders have sold 583,159 shares of company stock valued at $4,821,759 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.66% of the company’s stock.

About B2Gold

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.