
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSE:FM – Free Report) – Stock analysts at Stifel Canada lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of First Quantum Minerals in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 21st. Stifel Canada analyst R. Profiti now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.36 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.25. Stifel Canada has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for First Quantum Minerals’ current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for First Quantum Minerals’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.76 EPS.
FM has been the topic of several other reports. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of First Quantum Minerals from C$26.00 to C$39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of First Quantum Minerals from C$24.60 to C$31.20 in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Scotiabank boosted their target price on shares of First Quantum Minerals from C$28.00 to C$34.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of First Quantum Minerals from C$28.00 to C$30.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of First Quantum Minerals from C$27.30 to C$38.00 in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, First Quantum Minerals has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$33.73.
First Quantum Minerals Stock Performance
Shares of FM opened at C$30.34 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 56.41, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a current ratio of 1.80. The stock has a market capitalization of C$25.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 121.36, a P/E/G ratio of -1.28 and a beta of 1.58. The company’s fifty day moving average is C$27.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$23.40. First Quantum Minerals has a 1 year low of C$14.41 and a 1 year high of C$33.88.
Insider Activity at First Quantum Minerals
In related news, Senior Officer Zenon Wozniak sold 8,135 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of C$22.82, for a total value of C$185,640.70. 19.35% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
About First Quantum Minerals
First Quantum Minerals Ltd is a diversified mining company. The company’s principal activities include mineral exploration, mine engineering and construction, and development and mining operations. The firm produces copper in concentrate, copper anode, copper cathode, nickel, gold, zinc, silver, acid, and pyrite.
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