Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX)

US — Basic Materials Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol FCX
  • Rev/Share 18.0097
  • Book/Share 21.0651
  • PB 3.2551
  • Debt/Equity 0.4976
  • CurrentRatio 2.4546
  • ROIC 0.0832

 

  • MktCap 60524477319.0
  • FreeCF/Share 2.8122
  • PFCF 14.9149
  • PE 29.4397
  • Debt/Assets 0.1636
  • DivYield 0.0142
  • ROE 0.1145

 

  • Rating B+
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 2
  • DCF Score 4
  • P/B Score 2
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Upgrade FCX Scotiabank Sector Perform Sector Outperform -- $47 Nov. 19, 2025
Upgrade FCX Clarksons Platou Neutral Buy -- $46 Nov. 19, 2025
Upgrade FCX HSBC Securities Hold Buy -- $50 Oct. 17, 2025
Upgrade FCX Citigroup Neutral Buy -- $48 Oct. 8, 2025
Initiation FCX Wells Fargo -- Overweight -- $47 Oct. 8, 2025
Upgrade FCX UBS Neutral Buy -- $48 Oct. 3, 2025
Upgrade FCX BofA Securities Neutral Buy -- $42 Sept. 30, 2025
Downgrade FCX Clarksons Platou Buy Neutral -- $42 Sept. 25, 2025
Upgrade FCX Bernstein Market Perform Outperform -- $48.5 Sept. 25, 2025
Downgrade FCX Scotiabank Sector Outperform Sector Perform -- $45 Sept. 25, 2025

News

Freeport Declares Quarterly Cash Dividends on Common Stock
FCX
Published: March 26, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Freeport (NYSE: FCX) announced today that its Board of Directors declared cash dividends of $0.15 per share on FCX's common stock payable on May 1, 2025, to shareholders of record as of April 15, 2025. The declaration includes a base dividend of $0.075 per share and variable dividend of $0.075 per share in accordance with FCX's performance-based payout framework. The payment of dividends is at the discretion of the Board, which will consider FCX's financial results, ca.

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5 Stocks to Keep an Eye on as Copper Prices Approach Record Highs
ARREF, BHP, FCX, SCCO, TECK
Published: March 25, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Stocks like BHP, SCCO, FCX, TECK and ARREF are poised well to capitalize on the rising copper demand.

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Nasdaq Composite Today: CRWD, FCX Rise in Valiant Effort, MLGO Retreats
CRWD, FCX, MLGO
Published: March 25, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Negative

The markets are off to a volatile start, meandering between positive and negative ground.

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Not in a Rush to Buy Gold? 5 Stocks to Buy on the Dip
ARMN, FCX, KGC, NEM
Published: March 25, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive

Gold prices have been hitting all-time highs recently, surging through $3,050 per ounce in March 2025. Fears of trade wars spurred on by the Trump tariffs are causing a flight to safety and a mad rush into gold, with price up 15% year-to-date (YTD) as tracked by the SPDR Gold Shares ETF NYSEARCA: GLD on Mar 21, 2025.

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Freeport-McMoRan - Undervalued: Copper With A Gold Kicker
FCX
Published: March 20, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Freeport-McMoRan is a leading global producer of copper, gold, and molybdenum, with significant gold production often overlooked by the market. Despite a fire at a new project in Indonesia, FCX received a 6-month permit to export copper concentrate, yet the stock remains weak. The stock has lagged recent rallies in gold and copper prices, and is actually down ~11% over the past year.

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Goldman Sachs Sees Copper Imports Frontrunning Tariffs As FCX Positions To Benefit (UPDATED)
FCX
Published: March 13, 2025 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Positive

Editor's Note: The headline has been updated for clarity.

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Is Trending Stock Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) a Buy Now?
FCX
Published: March 13, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Zacks.com users have recently been watching Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.

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Trump Tariffs Update: Deal Hopes, Copper Tariffs Boost GM, FCX; S&P 500 Sell-Off Pauses
FCX
Published: March 05, 2025 by: Investors Business Daily
Sentiment: Positive

Trump tariffs are expanding rapidly, with copper now on the list, but some relief may come for automakers. The post Trump Tariffs Update: Deal Hopes, Copper Tariffs Boost GM, FCX; S&P 500 Sell-Off Pauses appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.

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FCX Trades at Premium Valuation: Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock?
FCX
Published: February 27, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

While FCX is well-placed on progress in expansion activities and robust financial health, high production costs and falling copper prices warrant caution.

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Analyst: Tailwinds Blowing for Freeport-McMoRan Stock
FCX
Published: February 27, 2025 by: Schaeffers Research
Sentiment: Positive

Shares of Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE:FCX) are climbing, up 2.2% to $38.80 in premarket trading, following an upgrade from Jefferies.

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Freeport McMoRan could gain from Trump's copper tariffs: Wolfe Research
CPER, FCX, JJC
Published: February 27, 2025 by: CNBC International TV
Sentiment: Positive

Wolfe Research's Timna Tanners shares her top stock picks in light of President Trump's proposed tariffs. She expects the copper market will remain balanced, as demand from connected industries have levelled off drastically and large supply projects have come online.

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Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) BMO Capital Markets 34rd Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference (Transcript)
FCX
Published: February 24, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX ) BMO Capital Markets 34rd Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference February 24, 2025 9:30 AM ET Company Participants Kathleen Quirk - President and incoming CEO Conference Call Participants Katja Jancic - BMO Katja Jancic Hello, everyone. Next up, we have Freeport.

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3 Oversold Stocks Flashing a Key Technical Breakout Signal
CCJ, FCX, GNRC
Published: February 24, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive

The 200-day simple moving average (SMA) is widely regarded as an important technical signal for traders and investors. The idea is that 200 days represents a full year of trading days, so the 200-day SMA serves as a barometer for overall sentiment for a stock.

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C3 Metals Outlines 1,900 Metre by up to 650 Metre High-Grade Copper in Soil Anomaly at Khaleesi Copper-Gold Project, Peru
CUAUF, FCX
Published: February 19, 2025 by: Newsfile Corp
Sentiment: Neutral

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 19, 2025) - C3 Metals Inc. (TSXV: CCCM) (OTCQB: CUAUF) ("C3 Metals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce results of a highly successful grid-based soil sampling campaign over the Khaleesi Copper-Gold project area in Southern Peru. Previous mapping and rock sampling identified an alteration footprint spanning 1,500m by 1,000m.

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Final Trades: Agnico Eagle Mines, Freeport-McMoran, Starbucks and the KWEB
AEM, FCX, KWEB, SBUX
Published: February 13, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral

The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.

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C3 Metals partners with Freeport-McMoRan on Bellas Gate project in Jamaica
CUAUF, FCX
Published: February 11, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive

C3 Metals Inc (TSX-V:CCCM, OTC:CARCF)announced it has struck an earn-in agreement with NYSE-listed copper giant Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE:FCX, ETR:FPMB) to advance the Bellas Gate Project in Jamaica. The agreement gives Freeport with the option to acquire up to a 75% interest in the project through a staged investment totaling US$75 million.

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Down 22%, This Excellent Value Mining Stock Is a Buy for 2025 and Beyond
FCX
Published: February 11, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Neutral

Something unusual is happening with copper miner Freeport-McMoRan (FCX -1.98%). Even while the price of copper has risen over the past three months (from around $4.30 per pound to about $4.45 at the time of writing), Freeport's stock is down by almost 22% over the same period.

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About Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX)

  • IPO Date 1995-07-10
  • Website https://fcx.com
  • Industry Copper
  • CEO Kathleen Lynne Quirk
  • Employees 28500

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. The company primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and other metals, as well as oil and gas. Its assets include the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita, and Miami in Arizona; Tyrone and Chino in New Mexico; and Henderson and Climax in Colorado, North America, as well as Cerro Verde in Peru and El Abra in Chile. The company also operates a portfolio of oil and gas properties primarily located in offshore California and the Gulf of Mexico. As of December 31, 2021, it operated approximately 135 wells. The company was formerly known as Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and changed its name to Freeport-McMoRan Inc. in July 2014. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.