The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday, June 19, edition that Scotia Capital analyst Ovais Habib has reaffirmed his "sector perform" recommendation for Equinox Gold. The Globe's David Leeder writes in the Eye On Equities column that Mr. Habib gave his share target a 50-cent trim to $8.50. Analysts on average target the shares at $10.85. Mr. Habib emphasizes Equinox Gold's acquisition of Calibre Mining and its flagship Valentine gold project in Newfoundland and Labrador "creates a diversified Americas-focused gold portfolio of producing and development assets with a pathway to production of more than 1.2 million ounces annually (plus further upside from a resumption of operations at Los Filos)." Mr. Habib says in a note: "As the company refines its focus on the two flagship Canadian assets, which are expected to represent almost one half of 2026E gold production and effectively all of 2025E to 2026E production growth, we see some of the company's other assets operating in non-tier 1 jurisdictions as becoming increasing less core to the overall portfolio. This presents an opportunity to monetize non-core assets to raise additional cash that can be used to fund growth projects or pay down debt."