B2Gold (BTG) Stock Surges as Gold Prices Rally to Two-Week HighNEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of B2Gold rose 6.82% to $1.88 in afternoon trading Tuesday as gold prices recovered to reach a two-week high. Gold prices rallied $20 to cross the $1,200 per troy ounce mark for the first time in more than two weeks on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar weakened and drove investors toward the precious metal. Gold futures for December delivery climbed 1.71% to hit an intraday high of $1,204.10 per troy ounce, the highest price since October 30, on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Must Read: Warren Buffetts 25 Favorite Stocks STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. More than 4 million shares had changed hands as of 3:01 p.m., compared to the average daily volume of 2,521,360. Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates B2GOLD CORP as a sell with a ratings score of D. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: We rate B2GOLD CORP (BTG) a SELL. This is driven by a few notable weaknesses, which we believe should have a greater impact than any strengths, and could make it more difficult for investors to achieve positive results compared to most of the stocks we cover. The companys weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its feeble growth in its earnings per share, deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself. Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows: B2GOLD CORP has experienced a steep decline in earnings per share in the most recent quarter in comparison to its performance from the same quarter a year ago. The company has suffered a declining pattern earnings per share over the past two years. During the past fiscal year, B2GOLD CORP reported lower earnings of $0.07 versus $0.14 in the prior year. The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Metals & Mining industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 134.9% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $33.07 million to -$11.55 million. The companys current return on equity has slightly decreased from the same quarter one year prior. This implies a minor weakness in the organization. When compared to other companies in the Metals & Mining industry and the overall market, B2GOLD CORPs return on equity has significantly outperformed in comparison with the industry average, but has underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500. Despite any intermediate fluctuations, we have only bad news to report on this stocks performance over the last year: it has tumbled by 28.83%, worse than the S&P 500s performance. Consistent with the plunge in the stock price, the companys earnings per share are down 140.00% compared to the year-earlier quarter. Naturally, the overall market trend is bound to be a significant factor. However, in one sense, the stocks sharp decline last year is a positive for future investors, making it cheaper (in proportion to its earnings over the past year) than most other stocks in its industry. But due to other concerns, we feel the stock is still not a good buy right now. 41.87% is the gross profit margin for B2GOLD CORP which we consider to be strong. Regardless of BTGs high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, BTGs net profit margin of -9.60% significantly underperformed when compared to the industry average. You can view the full analysis from the report here: BTG Ratings Report STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. Click to view a price quote on BTG. By twocents@thestreet (Andrew Meola) NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of B2Gold rose 6.82% to $1.88 in afternoon trading Tuesday as gold prices recovered to reach a two-week high. Gold prices rallied $20 to cross the $1,200 per troy ounce mark for the first time in more than two weeks on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar weakened and drove investors toward the precious metal. Gold futures for December delivery climbed 1.71% to hit an intraday high of $1,204.10 per troy ounce, the highest price since October 30, on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Must Read: Warren Buffetts 25 Favorite Stocks STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. More than 4 million shares had changed hands as of 3:01 p.m., compared to the average daily volume of 2,521,360. Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates B2GOLD CORP as a sell with a ratings score of D. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: We rate B2GOLD CORP (BTG) a SELL. This is driven by a few notable weaknesses, which we believe should have a greater impact than any strengths, and could make it more difficult for investors to achieve positive results compared to most of the stocks we cover. The companys weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its feeble growth in its earnings per share, deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself. Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows: B2GOLD CORP has experienced a steep decline in earnings per share in the most recent quarter in comparison to its performance from the same quarter a year ago. The company has suffered a declining pattern earnings per share over the past two years. During the past fiscal year, B2GOLD CORP reported lower earnings of $0.07 versus $0.14 in the prior year. The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Metals & Mining industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 134.9% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $33.07 million to -$11.55 million. The companys current return on equity has slightly decreased from the same quarter one year prior. This implies a minor weakness in the organization. When compared to other companies in the Metals & Mining industry and the overall market, B2GOLD CORPs return on equity has significantly outperformed in comparison with the industry average, but has underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500. Despite any intermediate fluctuations, we have only bad news to report on this stocks performance over the last year: it has tumbled by 28.83%, worse than the S&P 500s performance. Consistent with the plunge in the stock price, the companys earnings per share are down 140.00% compared to the year-earlier quarter. Naturally, the overall market trend is bound to be a significant factor. However, in one sense, the stocks sharp decline last year is a positive for future investors, making it cheaper (in proportion to its earnings over the past year) than most other stocks in its industry. But due to other concerns, we feel the stock is still not a good buy right now. 41.87% is the gross profit margin for B2GOLD CORP which we consider to be strong. Regardless of BTGs high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, BTGs net profit margin of -9.60% significantly underperformed when compared to the industry average. You can view the full analysis from the report here: BTG Ratings Report STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. Click to view a price quote on BTG. ift.tt/1gB4pon
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 05:20:04 +0000