Market Insight: Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX)’s Notable Drop, Closing at 46.57

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In the latest session, Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE: FCX) closed at $46.57 down -0.34% from its previous closing price of $46.73. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.42 million shares were traded. FCX stock price reached its highest trading level at $47.56 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $46.53.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Freeport-McMoRan Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.66 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.86. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.30 and its Current Ratio is at 2.33. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.55 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.51.

On September 04, 2024, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $54 to $55.

Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Equal-Weight to Overweight on June 21, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $49.50 to $62.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 13 ’24 when Higgins Stephen T. sold 80,000 shares for $52.03 per share. The transaction valued at 4,162,512 led to the insider holds 104,377 shares of the business.

ADKERSON RICHARD C sold 54,771 shares of FCX for $2,781,118 on May 06 ’24. The Chairman of the Board & CEO now owns 3,652,478 shares after completing the transaction at $50.78 per share. On May 01 ’24, another insider, Higgins Stephen T., who serves as the Senior VP & CAO of the company, sold 43,900 shares for $51.08 each. As a result, the insider received 2,242,333 and left with 104,377 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 67144159232 and an Enterprise Value of 81194999808. As of this moment, Freeport-McMoRan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.78, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.15. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.167 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.287.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, FCX has reached a high of $55.07, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $32.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.86%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, FCX has traded an average of 11.55M shares per day and 9358750 over the past ten days. A total of 1.44B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.39B. Insiders hold about 0.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.65% stake in the company. Shares short for FCX as of 1728950400 were 24408940 with a Short Ratio of 2.11, compared to 1726185600 on 18657365. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 24408940 and a Short% of Float of 1.71.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for FCX is 0.30, from 0.6 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.012839718The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.73.

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