Havemeyer Place LP Invests $3.91 Million in Freeport-McMoRan Inc. $FCX

Havemeyer Place LP acquired a new position in shares of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCXFree Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 77,001 shares of the natural resource company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,911,000. Freeport-McMoRan comprises approximately 0.8% of Havemeyer Place LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 1.2% during the 4th 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 lifted its position in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 63,880,757 shares of the natural resource company’s stock worth $3,244,504,000 after purchasing an additional 622,343 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 1.1% during the 3rd 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 lifted its position in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 190.9% during the 3rd 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, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 31,669,550 shares of the natural resource company’s stock worth $1,601,087,000 after purchasing an additional 238,997 shares during the last quarter. 80.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Freeport-McMoRan Price Performance

Shares of FCX opened at $63.37 on Friday. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. has a 1-year low of $35.15 and a 1-year high of $72.09. The stock has a market cap of $91.10 billion, a PE ratio of 33.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.39 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $63.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.17.

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCXGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The natural resource company reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.10. Freeport-McMoRan had a net margin of 10.34% and a return on equity of 9.88%. The firm had revenue of $6.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.73 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.24 earnings per share. Freeport-McMoRan’s quarterly revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Freeport-McMoRan Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year.

Freeport-McMoRan Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on FCX shares. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their price objective on shares of Freeport-McMoRan from $75.00 to $71.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $66.00 price target (down from $70.00) on shares of Freeport-McMoRan in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Scotiabank reduced their price target on shares of Freeport-McMoRan from $71.00 to $67.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Raymond James Financial reduced their price target on shares of Freeport-McMoRan from $72.00 to $68.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Freeport-McMoRan from $68.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $66.04.

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About Freeport-McMoRan

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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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