Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE:FCX) traded at $37.51 at last check on current trade day and made a downward move of -2.37% on its previous day’s price.
Looking at the stock we see that its previous close was $38.42 and the beta (5Y monthly) reads 1.869 with the day’s price range being $36.335 – $37.64. The company has a trailing 12-month PE ratio of 28.94. In terms of its 52-week price range, FCX has a high of $54.96 and a low of $33.98. The company’s stock has gained about 1.63% over that past 30 days.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc has a market cap of $53.90 billion and is expected to release its quarterly earnings report on 2025-Jan-22. With its Forward Dividend at 0.30 and a yield of 0.80%, the company’s investors could be anxious for the FCX stock to gain ahead of the earnings release.
On the other hand, looking at the outlook for the FCX stock, short term indicators assign the stock an average of 50% Sell, while medium term indicators assign it an average of 100% Sell.
Based on estimates by 19 analysts, where scores have ranged from 1.00 for a strong buy to 5.00 for a strong sell, 7 have rated the Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) stock as a Hold, while 12 rate it as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) rate it as overweight while 0 of them rated it as underweight, whereas 0 suggest the stock as a Sell. The stock has an overall rating of Buy and investors could take advantage and scoop up stock of the company.
Looking further, we note that the PEG ratio for the FCX stock currently stands at 1.33, and the most recent price level today is -3.08% off its SMA20 and -1.54% from its 50-day simple moving average. The RSI (14) is pointing at 44.70 while the volatility over the past week is 3.65% and jumps to 3.98% over the past one month. The beta value is 1.69, while the average true range (ATR) is currently pointing at 1.70. The average price target for the stock over the next 12 months is $53, with the estimates having a low of $53 and a high of $53. These price ends are -41.3% and -41.3% off the today’s price level respectively, although investors could be excited at the prospect of a -41.3% if the FCX share price touches on the median price of $53.
Coming back to Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE:FCX), we note that the average 3-month trading volume was 15.86 million, while that of the preceding 10-day period stands at 18.92 million. Current shares outstanding are 1.44 billion.
The insiders hold 0.62% of the company’s shares while institutions hold 85.28%. The data shows that short shares as of 2025-03-14, stood at 24.93 million at a short ratio of 1.54. This represents a 174.00 short interest in shares outstanding on 2025-03-14. Shares short fall in March from the previous month at 26.5 million. Investors should be excited about this stock as its upside potential is great, with today’s price pushing the stock -1.31% down in year-to-date price movement.
