Trading Day Review: Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) Gains Momentum, Closing at $51.92

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The price of Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE: FCX) closed at $51.92 in the last session, up 0.04% from day before closing price of $51.9. In other words, the price has increased by $0.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.07 million shares were traded. FCX stock price reached its highest trading level at $51.99 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $51.23.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at FCX’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.39 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 45.88. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.19 and its Current Ratio is at 2.45. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.50 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.48.

On November 19, 2025, Clarksons Platou Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $46.

HSBC Securities Upgraded its Hold to Buy on October 17, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $50.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 15 ’25 when ADKERSON RICHARD C bought 36,845 shares for $47.73 per share.

Mikes Ellie L. sold 9,572 shares of FCX for $456,202 on Dec 11 ’25. The Chief Accounting Officer now owns 38,761 shares after completing the transaction at $47.66 per share. On Dec 11 ’25, another insider, Higgins Stephen T., who serves as the EVP & CAO of the company, sold 28,423 shares for $47.99 each. As a result, the insider received 1,363,900 and left with 105,294 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FCX now has a Market Capitalization of 74553516032 and an Enterprise Value of 91245518848. As of this moment, Freeport-McMoRan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.92. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.89 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.509 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.543.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for FCX is 1.47, which has changed by 0.3360783 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16098404 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FCX has reached a high of $52.29, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 20.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 26.08%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, FCX traded on average about 19.70M shares per day over the past 3-months and 15483860 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 1.44B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.43B. Insiders hold about 0.58% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.41% stake in the company. Shares short for FCX as of 1765756800 were 28027039 with a Short Ratio of 1.42, compared to 1763078400 on 22385917. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 28027039 and a Short% of Float of 1.96.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for FCX is 0.30, which was 0.6 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011560693. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.73. The current Payout Ratio is 46.04% for FCX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2011-02-02 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

At present, 11.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.45, with high estimates of $0.67 and low estimates of $0.3.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.65 and $1.35 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.54. EPS for the following year is $2.29, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $3.41 and $1.28.

Revenue Estimates

According to 9 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $5.45B. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.63B to a low estimate of $4.87B. As of. The current estimate, Freeport-McMoRan Inc’s year-ago sales were $5.72BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.91B. There is a high estimate of $6.69B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.91B.

A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FCX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $26.5B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $24.65B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $25.53B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $25.45BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $27.41B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $31.36B and the low estimate is $25.16B.

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