Q2 EPS Estimates for Barrick Gold Lifted by Raymond James

Barrick Gold Co. (TSE:ABX) (NYSE:ABX) – Raymond James boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Barrick Gold in a report released on Tuesday, January 14th. Raymond James analyst B. Macarthur now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.50 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.43. The consensus estimate for Barrick Gold’s current full-year earnings is $2.24 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their target price on Barrick Gold from C$33.50 to C$30.00 in a research report on Wednesday. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a C$36.00 price target on shares of Barrick Gold in a report on Tuesday. TD Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a C$34.00 price objective on shares of Barrick Gold in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price objective on Barrick Gold from C$37.00 to C$36.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, UBS Group cut shares of Barrick Gold from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Barrick Gold currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$30.38.

Barrick Gold Stock Performance

Barrick Gold stock opened at C$22.64 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.01, a quick ratio of 2.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.54. The company has a market cap of C$39.62 billion, a PE ratio of 19.03, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.48. The company’s 50-day moving average is C$23.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$25.19. Barrick Gold has a 1 year low of C$18.65 and a 1 year high of C$29.50.

Barrick Gold Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th were given a $0.135 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 29th. This represents a $0.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.39%. Barrick Gold’s dividend payout ratio is currently 45.38%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Barrick Gold news, Director Dennis Mark Bristow acquired 85,296 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$25.03 per share, for a total transaction of C$2,135,291.53. Also, Senior Officer Poupak Bahamin sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$24.49, for a total transaction of C$61,215.00. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Barrick Gold Company Profile

Barrick Gold Corporation engages in the exploration, mine development, production, and sale of gold and copper properties in Canada and internationally. The company also explores and sells silver and energy materials. It has ownership interests in producing gold mines located in Argentina, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Dominican Republic, Mali, Tanzania, and the United States.