And B2Gold is well positioned from a sales growth perspective too. The company's sales are expected to grow 29.8% this year versus the industry average of 10.5%. Promising Earnings Estimate Revisions Superiority of a stock in terms of the metrics outlined above can be further validated by looking at the trend in earnings estimate revisions. A positive trend is of course favorable here. Empirical research shows that there is a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements. The current-year earnings estimates for B2Gold have been revising upward.