Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX)
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Scored against other Basic Materials stocks, not a fixed scale.
The quick read
Freeport-McMoRan reads as neutral right now, with no clear lean either way.
- What's working
- Its finances look solid, with manageable debt and a healthy cash cushion.
- Worth watching
- You're paying more for it than for most other materials companies, relative to what it earns.
Analyst price target
~12-month · 22 analystsPublished targets from Wall Street analysts (public data) — what analysts expect over roughly a year. This is not a StockGlow forecast and not a recommendation. Analyst targets are frequently wrong.
About Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. The company primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and other metals…
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Copper
- Employees
- 29,000
- Headquarters
- Phoenix, AZ
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What’s behind the score
Valuation
P/E 34.3 — lower than 25% of Basic Materials peers
P/B 5.0 — lower than 30% of Basic Materials peers
P/S 3.9 — lower than 40% of Basic Materials peers
EV/EBITDA 12.4 — lower than 40% of Basic Materials peers
EV/Revenue 4.6 — lower than 40% of Basic Materials peers
PEG 4.1 — lower than 11% of Basic Materials peers
FCF yield 2.2% — higher than 60% of Basic Materials peers
Profitability & quality
Gross margin 38.3% — higher than 50% of Basic Materials peers
Operating margin 33.4% — higher than 90% of Basic Materials peers
Net margin 11.4% — higher than 70% of Basic Materials peers
ROE 14.8% — higher than 50% of Basic Materials peers
ROA 7.6% — higher than 80% of Basic Materials peers
Free cash flow is 74% of reported net income
Financial health
Debt/equity 0.3 — lower than 60% of Basic Materials peers
Current ratio 2.07 — higher than 70% of Basic Materials peers
Quick ratio 0.80 — higher than 40% of Basic Materials peers
Cash/debt 0.39 — higher than 80% of Basic Materials peers
Debt/EBITDA 1.08 — lower than 80% of Basic Materials peers
Growth
Revenue growth -7.3% YoY — higher than 10% of Basic Materials peers
Earnings growth 28.1% YoY — higher than 75% of Basic Materials peers
Ownership & investor activity
Payout ratio 29.6% — typical for Basic Materials peers
Net insider buying, +0.0% of insider shares
Institutions net sold, -10.3% of shares held
Insiders hold 0.7% of shares outstanding
1.8% of float sold short
Momentum
Mixed vs its moving averages
74% of the way from its 52-week low to high