Sandstorm Gold FY2026 EPS Lowered by National Bank Financial

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (NYSE:SAND) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial decreased their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Sandstorm Gold in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 19th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now anticipates that the company will earn $0.27 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $0.28. The consensus estimate for Sandstorm Gold’s current full-year earnings is $0.18 per share.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. StockNews.com cut Sandstorm Gold from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. HC Wainwright reduced their price target on shares of Sandstorm Gold from $12.00 to $11.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $8.38.

Sandstorm Gold Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of NYSE SAND opened at $6.18 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.95, a quick ratio of 2.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.83 billion, a PE ratio of 123.52 and a beta of 1.10. Sandstorm Gold has a twelve month low of $3.99 and a twelve month high of $6.67. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $5.83.

Sandstorm Gold (NYSE:SAND) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by ($0.03). Sandstorm Gold had a net margin of 8.11% and a return on equity of 0.98%. The firm had revenue of $47.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $67.49 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.04) EPS.

Sandstorm Gold Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 21st were paid a dividend of $0.02 per share. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.30%. This is a boost from Sandstorm Gold’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 21st. Sandstorm Gold’s payout ratio is presently 100.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sandstorm Gold

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Boston Partners grew its position in shares of Sandstorm Gold by 39,289.9% during the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 9,812,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,751,000 after buying an additional 9,787,105 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Sandstorm Gold by 35.0% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,522,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,394,000 after acquiring an additional 1,691,296 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Sandstorm Gold by 22.5% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,974,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,781,000 after purchasing an additional 913,527 shares in the last quarter. Sprott Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Sandstorm Gold by 77.9% in the 4th quarter. Sprott Inc. now owns 4,465,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,925,000 after purchasing an additional 1,955,916 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi raised its holdings in shares of Sandstorm Gold by 74.9% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 2,890,535 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,447,000 after purchasing an additional 1,238,050 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 51.97% of the company’s stock.

About Sandstorm Gold

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. operates as a gold royalty company. The company focuses on acquiring royalties and gold and other metals purchase agreements from companies that have advanced stage operating mines. It offers upfront payments for companies to acquire a stream and receives the right to purchase a percentage of a mine's production for the life of the mine.