William Lytle Sells 14,089 Shares of B2Gold (TSE:BTO) Stock

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO) (NYSE:BTG) insider William Lytle sold 14,089 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$5.88, for a total transaction of C$82,843.32. Following the transaction, the insider owned 218,475 shares in the company, valued at C$1,284,633. This represents a 6.06% decrease in their position.

B2Gold Trading Down 3.1%

Shares of TSE:BTO opened at C$5.58 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 3.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.16. The stock has a market capitalization of C$7.43 billion, a PE ratio of 14.68, a P/E/G ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.73. B2Gold Corp. has a 1 year low of C$4.56 and a 1 year high of C$8.60. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of C$6.18 and a 200 day moving average price of C$6.57.

B2Gold (TSE:BTO) (NYSE:BTG) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported C$0.26 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$1.61 billion for the quarter. B2Gold had a return on equity of 15.70% and a net margin of 14.78%. Analysts expect that B2Gold Corp. will post 0.5596659 EPS for the current fiscal year.

B2Gold Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 23rd were given a dividend of $0.02 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 10th. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. B2Gold’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.05%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, National Bank Financial raised their target price on shares of B2Gold from C$10.00 to C$10.70 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$9.15.

More B2Gold News

Here are the key news stories impacting B2Gold this week:

• Negative Sentiment: Multiple insiders, including directors and executives, sold shares over July 2-3, with several larger transactions at C$5.73-C$5.88. Notable sales included Randall Chatwin, William Lytle, Michael Andrew Cinnamond, Dennis Stansbury, and Peter Dominic Montano. While these sales were not necessarily large relative to each insider’s holdings, the concentration of selling can weigh on investor sentiment. B2Gold (TSE:BTO) Insider Dennis Stansbury Sells 10,364 Shares of Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: A Northern Miner article highlights attention on B2Gold’s new CEO and the company’s Goose project, suggesting investors are also watching execution and project progress as a possible medium-term catalyst. B2Gold’s new CEO gets his Goose test
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent operational and valuation context remains broadly steady: B2Gold recently reported C$0.26 quarterly EPS on C$1.61 billion in revenue, and analysts still carry a moderate buy view with upside to the current price target. B2Gold stock page

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.