What is Cormark's Forecast for Capstone Copper Q1 Earnings?

Capstone Copper Corp. (TSE:CS - Free Report) - Analysts at Cormark lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Capstone Copper in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 22nd. Cormark analyst S. Ioannou now forecasts that the mining company will earn $0.26 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.29. The consensus estimate for Capstone Copper's current full-year earnings is $0.85 per share. Cormark also issued estimates for Capstone Copper's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Citigroup upgraded Capstone Copper to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective on Capstone Copper from C$14.00 to C$12.50 in a research note on Monday, November 25th. National Bankshares increased their price objective on Capstone Copper from C$12.75 to C$13.75 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Paradigm Capital set a C$12.00 target price on Capstone Copper and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 28th. Finally, Eight Capital raised their target price on Capstone Copper from C$14.00 to C$15.00 in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of C$12.60.

Capstone Copper Stock Performance

Capstone Copper stock traded up C$0.02 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting C$8.27. The company had a trading volume of 2,750,168 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,926,579. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 40.10. Capstone Copper has a 12-month low of C$6.23 and a 12-month high of C$11.51. The company's fifty day moving average is C$9.19 and its 200-day moving average is C$9.48. The company has a market capitalization of C$6.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -39.38, a P/E/G ratio of -0.09 and a beta of 2.14.

Capstone Copper (TSE:CS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The mining company reported C$0.04 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of C$0.11 by C($0.07). The firm had revenue of C$572.14 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$612.00 million. Capstone Copper had a negative return on equity of 1.24% and a negative net margin of 1.47%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capstone Copper

In other Capstone Copper news, Director John Mackenzie sold 49,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$9.65, for a total transaction of C$473,075.40. Also, Director Darren Murvin Pylot sold 250,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$10.04, for a total transaction of C$2,508,950.00. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 843,250 shares of company stock worth $8,656,280. 15.37% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Capstone Copper Company Profile

Capstone Copper Corp. operates as a copper mining company in the United States, Chile, and Mexico. It primarily explores for copper, silver, zinc, and other metals. The company owns 100% interests in Pinto Valley copper mine located in the Arizona, the United States; Mantos Blancos copper-silver mine located in the Region of Antofagasta, Chile; Santo Domingo copper-iron-gold-cobalt project located in the Atacama region, Chile; and Cozamin copper-silver mine located in the Zacatecas, Mexico.