B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO) Given “Sector Perform Market Weight” Rating at National Bank Financial

B2Gold Corp. (TSE:BTO) (NYSE:BTG)‘s stock had its “sector perform market weight” rating reiterated by investment analysts at National Bank Financial in a report released on Monday. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for B2Gold Corp.’s FY2017 earnings at $0.06 EPS and FY2018 earnings at $0.28 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on BTO. Scotiabank set a C$5.00 target price on B2Gold Corp. and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 20th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a C$5.00 target price on shares of B2Gold Corp. in a research note on Thursday, July 20th. TD Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a C$5.50 target price on shares of B2Gold Corp. in a research note on Friday, May 5th. Raymond James Financial, Inc. reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a C$5.00 target price on shares of B2Gold Corp. in a research note on Thursday, April 20th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a C$5.00 target price on shares of B2Gold Corp. in a research note on Friday, June 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. B2Gold Corp. has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$4.92.

B2Gold Corp. (BTO) opened at 3.09 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $3.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $3.71. B2Gold Corp. has a 52 week low of $2.69 and a 52 week high of $4.74. The company has a market capitalization of $3.02 billion and a PE ratio of 154.50.

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In other news, insider William Lytle sold 22,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$3.38, for a total transaction of C$75,248.94. Also, Director Robert Gayton sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$3.57, for a total value of C$357,000.00. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 362,241 shares of company stock worth $1,341,703.

About B2Gold Corp.

B2Gold Corp, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Nicaragua, the Philippines, Namibia, Mali, Colombia, Burkina Faso, and Finland. It primarily explores for gold, silver, and copper deposits. The company’s production properties include the La Libertad mine with an exploitation concession covering an area of 10,950 hectares and the El Limon mine covering an area of 12,000 hectares located in Nicaragua; the Masbate mine covering an area of approximately 15,209 hectares located in the Philippines; and the Otjikoto mine covering an area of 6,933.99 hectares located in Namibia.