Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) Stock: Identifying Value and Future Vision

Freeport-McMoRan Inc [FCX] stock prices are up 4.00% to $35.88 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The FCX shares have gain 2.81% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -6.12%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Freeport-McMoRan Inc [NYSE: FCX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 06, 2025, when Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $47 for it. Previously, Jefferies upgraded its rating to Buy on February 27, 2025, and elevated its price target to $48. On January 31, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold. Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold and decreased its price target to $40 on January 24, 2025. Bernstein downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform and reduced its price target to $46 on January 07, 2025. Scotiabank downgraded its rating to Sector Perform for this stock on September 30, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $52. In a note dated September 04, 2024, UBS upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $54 to $55.

The stock price of Freeport-McMoRan Inc [FCX] has been fluctuating between $33.98 and $54.96 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $55.5 within the next 12 months. Freeport-McMoRan Inc [NYSE: FCX] shares were valued at $35.88 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 54.68% based on the average FCX price forecast.

Analyzing the FCX fundamentals

The Freeport-McMoRan Inc [NYSE:FCX] reported sales of 25.14B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 1.40%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.29% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.27%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.27%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.07%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.11 and Total Capital is 0.14. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.0.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 34.89 points at the first support level, and at 33.91 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 36.54, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 37.21.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Freeport-McMoRan Inc [NYSE:FCX]’s Current Ratio is 2.42. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.18, while the Cash Ratio is 0.71. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.05, the price to book ratio is 2.93 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.69.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Robertson Maree E., EVP & CFO, that happened on Nov 11 ’24 when 13000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Robertson Maree E. completed a deal on Nov 11 ’24 to buy 13000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Senior VP & CAO Higgins Stephen T. sold 80000.0 shares on May 13 ’24.

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