Diversify Wealth Management LLC Buys 15,956 Shares of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. $FCX

Diversify Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCXFree Report) by 110.9% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 30,338 shares of the natural resource company’s stock after buying an additional 15,956 shares during the quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Freeport-McMoRan were worth $1,727,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. KBC Group NV increased its holdings in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 49.0% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 221,838 shares of the natural resource company’s stock worth $11,267,000 after buying an additional 73,002 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its holdings in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 34.5% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,062,916 shares of the natural resource company’s stock valued at $62,478,000 after acquiring an additional 272,726 shares during the last quarter. Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. bought a new position in shares of Freeport-McMoRan in the 4th quarter valued at about $8,857,000. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 31.2% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 37,353,852 shares of the natural resource company’s stock valued at $1,897,202,000 after acquiring an additional 8,891,743 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne Allianz Polska S.A. grew its position in Freeport-McMoRan by 175.4% in the fourth quarter. Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne Allianz Polska S.A. now owns 1,379,760 shares of the natural resource company’s stock worth $70,078,000 after acquiring an additional 878,760 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.77% of the company’s stock.

Freeport-McMoRan Price Performance

FCX stock opened at $61.90 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $88.98 billion, a PE ratio of 32.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.37. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. has a 12 month low of $35.15 and a 12 month high of $72.28. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $63.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $61.86. The company has a current ratio of 2.39, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCXGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The natural resource company reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $6.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.73 billion. Freeport-McMoRan had a net margin of 10.34% and a return on equity of 9.88%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.24 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Freeport-McMoRan Inc. will post 2.68 earnings per share for the current year.

Freeport-McMoRan Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 15th. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Freeport-McMoRan’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.96%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FCX has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Freeport-McMoRan from $67.00 to $66.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings lowered Freeport-McMoRan from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on Freeport-McMoRan from $75.00 to $74.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Scotiabank boosted their target price on Freeport-McMoRan from $67.00 to $77.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Freeport-McMoRan in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $68.63.

Check Out Our Latest Analysis on FCX

Freeport-McMoRan 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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