Freeport-McMoRan Inc [NYSE: FCX] stock went on a downward path that fall over -1.80% on Friday, amounting to a one-week price increase of more than 1.22%.
Over the last 12 months, FCX stock rose by 22.25%. The one-year Freeport-McMoRan Inc stock forecast points to a potential upside of 8.76. The average equity rating for FCX stock is currently 1.74, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $66.58 billion, with 1.44 billion shares outstanding and 1.43 billion shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 13.76M shares, FCX stock reached a trading volume of 17114229 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on Freeport-McMoRan Inc [FCX]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for FCX shares is $50.81 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on FCX stock is a recommendation set at 1.74. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
UBS have made an estimate for Freeport-McMoRan Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on July 11, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on July 09, 2025, representing the official price target for Freeport-McMoRan Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $48, while Scotiabank analysts kept a Sector Outperform rating on FCX stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 3.77, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.37. Price to Free Cash Flow for FCX in the course of the last twelve months was 41.72 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.13.
FCX Stock Performance Analysis:
Freeport-McMoRan Inc [FCX] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.22. With this latest performance, FCX shares gained by 9.88% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 20.16% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 22.25% in the past year of trading.
Insight into Freeport-McMoRan Inc Fundamentals:
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Freeport-McMoRan Inc [FCX] shares currently have an operating margin of 24.94% and a Gross Margin at 27.36%. Freeport-McMoRan Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 7.15%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 3.18%, with Return on Assets sitting at 3.18%.
FCX Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for FCX. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Freeport-McMoRan Inc go to 21.46%.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc [FCX] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $86.59%, or 87.17% of FCX stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of FCX stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 121.49 million shares, which is approximately 8.4606%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 108.29 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$5.26 billion in FCX stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$3.71 billion in FCX stock with ownership which is approximately 5.3164%.
