The stock of Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE: FCX) has decreased by -1.11 when compared to last closing price of 40.70.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 3.60% in its stock price over the last five trading days. investors.com reported 2025-03-21 that With a long call butterfly spread play in Freeport-McMoRan stock, if the stock moves up dramatically, we capture a very tidy profit. The post Freeport-McMoRan Stock Today: This Long-Term Butterfly Spread Trade Could Net $1,253 appeared first on Investor’s Business Daily.
Is It Worth Investing in Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE: FCX) Right Now?
Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE: FCX) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 31.06x compared to its average ratio. FCX has 36-month beta value of 1.69. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for FCX is 1.43B, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.82% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of FCX on March 24, 2025 was 14.78M shares.
FCX’s Market Performance
FCX stock saw an increase of 3.60% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 3.31% and a quarterly increase of -0.72%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.90%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.92% for Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.81% for FCX’s stock, with a simple moving average of -7.10% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FCX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FCX stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for FCX by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for FCX in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $52 based on the research report published on March 20, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FCX reach a price target of $47. The rating they have provided for FCX stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 06th, 2025.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to FCX, setting the target price at $48 in the report published on February 27th of the current year.
FCX Trading at 5.91% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FCX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -26.77% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.92%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.90%, as shares surge +8.84% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.90% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FCX rose by +3.60%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -22.66% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $37.68. In addition, Freeport-McMoRan Inc saw 5.90% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FCX starting from Robertson Maree E., who sale 13,000 shares at the price of $44.91 back on Nov 11 ’24. After this action, Robertson Maree E. now owns 68,198 shares of Freeport-McMoRan Inc, valued at $583,878 using the latest closing price.
Robertson Maree E., the Officer of Freeport-McMoRan Inc, proposed sale 13,000 shares at $44.91 during a trade that took place back on Nov 11 ’24, which means that Robertson Maree E. is holding shares at $583,878 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FCX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.27 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Freeport-McMoRan Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 10.92, with 3.49 for asset returns.
Based on Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.0 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 174.63. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.0. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 21.2.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 8.83 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.41. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.13. The receivables turnover for the company is 43.85for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.42.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
