B2Gold Corp. (NYSEAMERICAN:BTG) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

B2Gold Corp. (NYSEAMERICAN:BTG) (TSE:BTO) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 27,930,000 shares, an increase of 6.0% from the November 30th total of 26,360,000 shares. Currently, 2.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 14,350,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days.

B2Gold Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEAMERICAN:BTG opened at $2.44 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -81.31, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 2.99 and a quick ratio of 1.97. B2Gold has a 52-week low of $2.34 and a 52-week high of $3.50. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $2.86.

About B2Gold

B2Gold Corp. operates as a gold producer company. It operates the Fekola Mine in Mali, the Masbate Mine in the Philippines, and the Otjikoto Mine in Namibia. The company also has an 100% interest in the Gramalote gold project in Colombia; 24% interest in the Calibre Mining Corp.; and approximately 19% interest in BeMetals Corp.