OTCMKTS:FQVLF Q1 EPS Raised by National Bank Financial

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (OTCMKTS:FQVLF - Free Report) - Research analysts at National Bank Financial boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of First Quantum Minerals in a report issued on Tuesday, April 15th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of ($0.06) for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of ($0.08). The consensus estimate for First Quantum Minerals' current full-year earnings is $0.03 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for First Quantum Minerals' FY2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS.

First Quantum Minerals (OTCMKTS:FQVLF - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The basic materials company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by ($0.01). First Quantum Minerals had a net margin of 0.04% and a negative return on equity of 0.15%.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Desjardins started coverage on shares of First Quantum Minerals in a research report on Friday, April 4th. They issued a "hold" rating on the stock. National Bankshares reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of First Quantum Minerals in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stifel Canada raised First Quantum Minerals to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of First Quantum Minerals to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group upgraded shares of First Quantum Minerals from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, First Quantum Minerals has an average rating of "Buy".

First Quantum Minerals Stock Performance

Shares of FQVLF opened at $11.95 on Friday. First Quantum Minerals has a 1 year low of $10.18 and a 1 year high of $16.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 2.08 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $13.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.24. The firm has a market cap of $9.97 billion, a PE ratio of -597.45 and a beta of 1.32.

About First Quantum Minerals

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of mineral properties. It primarily explores for copper, nickel, pyrite, silver, gold, and zinc ores, as well as produces acid. The company has operating mines located in Zambia, Panama, Finland, Turkey, Spain, Australia, and Mauritania, as well as a development project in Zambia.

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