Praxis Capital Management LLC Makes New Investment in Freeport-McMoRan Inc. $FCX

Praxis Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCXFree Report) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 12,045 shares of the natural resource company’s stock, valued at approximately $612,000. Freeport-McMoRan comprises approximately 2.2% of Praxis Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 130,332,957 shares of the natural resource company’s stock worth $6,619,611,000 after purchasing an additional 1,572,769 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 1.4% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 63,258,414 shares of the natural resource company’s stock worth $2,480,995,000 after purchasing an additional 899,699 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 1.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 62,477,910 shares of the natural resource company’s stock worth $2,450,384,000 after purchasing an additional 690,736 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 190.9% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 36,494,793 shares of the natural resource company’s stock worth $1,431,326,000 after purchasing an additional 23,950,557 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 2.1% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 21,671,223 shares of the natural resource company’s stock worth $849,945,000 after purchasing an additional 435,963 shares during the last quarter. 80.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Freeport-McMoRan Stock Performance

Shares of Freeport-McMoRan stock opened at $61.92 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.39, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $89.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.94, a P/E/G ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.32. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $61.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $56.35. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. has a 12 month low of $35.15 and a 12 month high of $70.96.

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCXGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The natural resource company reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $6.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.73 billion. Freeport-McMoRan had a return on equity of 9.88% and a net margin of 10.34%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.24 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that Freeport-McMoRan Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Freeport-McMoRan Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 15th were given a dividend of $0.075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 15th. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. Freeport-McMoRan’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 15.96%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FCX has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. HSBC raised their target price on shares of Freeport-McMoRan from $69.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on shares of Freeport-McMoRan from $54.00 to $53.50 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 24th. Argus upgraded shares of Freeport-McMoRan from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $75.00 target price on shares of Freeport-McMoRan in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Freeport-McMoRan from $74.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $65.72.

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Freeport-McMoRan Company Profile

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Freeport-McMoRan Inc is a U.S.-based natural resources company primarily engaged in the exploration, mining and processing of copper, gold and molybdenum. Its operations encompass large-scale open-pit and underground mining as well as associated concentrator and milling facilities. The company produces copper in the form of concentrates and cathodes, and also recovers gold and molybdenum as co-products; its business model includes exploration, development, mining, beneficiation and the sale of bulk commodities to smelters and industrial customers.

Freeport-McMoRan conducts operations and development activities across multiple geographies, with substantial assets in the Americas and Indonesia.

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