Q1 EPS Forecast for Black Stone Minerals Reduced by Analyst

Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (NYSE:BSM) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Black Stone Minerals in a report issued on Sunday, April 20th. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.32 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.36. The consensus estimate for Black Stone Minerals’ current full-year earnings is $1.36 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Black Stone Minerals’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler cut their target price on shares of Black Stone Minerals from $16.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada raised Black Stone Minerals to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 14th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Black Stone Minerals from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th.

Black Stone Minerals Price Performance

Shares of BSM stock opened at $14.47 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $14.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.93 and a beta of 0.52. Black Stone Minerals has a 12 month low of $12.80 and a 12 month high of $16.92.

Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by ($0.21). Black Stone Minerals had a net margin of 67.54% and a return on equity of 41.49%. The company had revenue of $83.73 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $115.46 million.

Black Stone Minerals Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be given a dividend of $0.375 per share. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. Black Stone Minerals’s payout ratio is 130.43%.

Institutional Trading of Black Stone Minerals

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BSM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. bought a new stake in shares of Black Stone Minerals in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $76,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Black Stone Minerals by 64.3% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 33,738 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $509,000 after purchasing an additional 13,204 shares during the period. Moody National Bank Trust Division boosted its stake in Black Stone Minerals by 35.2% during the fourth quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division now owns 18,913 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $276,000 after buying an additional 4,924 shares in the last quarter. Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc. increased its holdings in Black Stone Minerals by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc. now owns 1,601,182 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $23,377,000 after buying an additional 245,009 shares during the period. Finally, Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Black Stone Minerals by 7.8% in the 4th quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 24,378 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $356,000 after buying an additional 1,774 shares in the last quarter. 14.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Black Stone Minerals

Black Stone Minerals, L.P., together with its subsidiaries, owns and manages oil and natural gas mineral interests. It owns mineral interests in approximately 16.8 million gross acres, nonparticipating royalty interests in 1.8 million gross acres, and overriding royalty interests in 1.6 million gross acres located in 41 states in the United States.