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Equinox Gold Corp.

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 103% YoY at strong marginsStreet coverage with positive forward estimatesQuiet on X (71 mentions/wk)
$EQX·$9.1B·Gold·Basic Materials
$11.59+3.3%1Y+48.3%
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EQEQX
$EQXEquinox Gold Corp.
$11.59+3.25%71 posts+4%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $EQX, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-08-15

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Newly-minted senior gold producer post-Orla merger, sitting cheap while the market waits for the first clean integrated quarter.

Equinox Gold just closed its all-stock merger with Orla Mining on July 31, jumping from a mid-tier operator to what the combined company calls 'North America's new senior gold producer' with about 1.1M ounces of pro-forma annual output. The stock hasn't reacted much yet — it's still trading below its 200-day moving average even as gold sits near record highs.

Where the story stands:

  • The scale is genuine — pro-forma revenue growth ran ~103% year-over-year in Q1 as legacy assets and merger accounting collided, and the board simultaneously hiked the dividend 50% and approved the $436M Valentine mine expansion (targeting 223,000 oz/year by late 2028), signaling confidence in operating cash flow.
  • The valuation isn't stretched — 9.7x trailing earnings and 7.7x EV/EBITDA are cheap for a gold miner running at 45% operating margins, and $1.2B in pro-forma liquidity gives room to fund Valentine without leaning on the equity.
  • The near-term print was mixed — Q2 EPS of $0.15 missed the $0.17 estimate on integration frictions, and beta 2.4 means the stock will amplify both the gold move and any integration slip.

The bet from here is that Valentine execution plus a strong gold tape re-rates a name still sitting in the middle of its 52-week range. Nov 4 Q3 earnings is the first clean read on the merged entity — a print showing synergies flowing to margin expansion breaks it out of the range; another integration miss and it stays coiled.

Agrees with X sentimentX is bullish on the merger, dividend hike, and Valentine expansion, all of which are correctly load-bearing. Worth adding that the Q2 EPS miss and the stock still below its 200-day MA say the market wants execution proof, not just deal-close optics.

What to watch: Nov 4 Q3 earnings — the first clean quarter of merged operations. A beat with synergy realization and raised 2026 production guidance breaks it out of the coil; another integration miss and it stays range-bound.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-14

Equinox Gold is bullish. Approved $436M Valentine gold mine expansion (Phase 2 to 13,700 tpd, ~223k oz/yr avg, complete late 2028), 50% dividend hike, $1.2B liquidity, 1.1M oz pro forma output post Orla merger. Heavy insider buying. 169% YoY revenue growth. Jan $7.5/$15 call positions.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Americas-focused gold miner with operating mines across the US, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil targeting multi-million-ounce production growth.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Gold sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $EQX.

Gold · Basic Materials

No material change from last week — central bank accumulation and US fiscal risk sustain the structural gold floor above $3,100/oz even as GDX lags spot by 10% YTD, flagging miner operating-cost inflation as the gap driver.

Top industry ETF

$GDXVanEck Gold Miners ETF
-10.6%YTD
+55.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
14.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
4.4%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
36.1%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.0Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
10.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
37.9%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.15$0.17-12.2%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$0.28$0.29-3.4%
Q4 2025Feb 18, 2026$0.34$0.21+58.9%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$0.11$0.110.0%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $0.24

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$861.6M+103.3%50.9%45.3%$0.39$34.8M
Q4 FY25$136.7M-76.2%2.6%101%$0.26$56.9M
Q3 FY25$809.9M+89.1%32.8%25.1%$0.11$-29.4M
Q2 FY25$478.6M+77.6%33.4%19.9%$0.05$5.1M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 3 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$3.9B$3.9B – $3.9B$1.19$1.01 – $1.443
FY27$4.9B$4.6B – $5.2B$1.47$0.94 – $1.792
FY28$5.4B$2.9B – $7.7B$1.69$0.89 – $2.483
FY29$5.0B$3.7B – $6.3B$1.69$1.09 – $2.251
FY30$4.9B$3.5B – $6.1B$1.36$0.88 – $1.812

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.36%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+11.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-14.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 759.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β2.405-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

No material 8-K / SC 13D / S-3 / 424B5 filings in the last 180 days.

+ 36 other (30 6-Ks · 3 13Gs · 1 S-8 · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Equinox Gold Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·6d agoTerrible Jobs Report Sparks Rally In AI and Tech: 10 Stocks Leading Friday's Surgebenzinga.com·8d agoEquinox Gold Delivers Strong Second Quarter Results; Increases 2026 Production Guidance Following Successful Completion of the Orla Mining Merger; Quarterly Dividend Increased by 50%globenewswire.com·10d agoEquinox Gold and Orla Mining Complete Business Combination, Creating North America's New Senior Gold Producerglobenewswire.com·16d agoEquinox Gold and Orla Mining Complete Business Combination, Creating North America’s New Senior Gold Producerglobenewswire.com·16d ago

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