First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (OTCMKTS:FQVLF - Free Report) - Scotiabank boosted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of First Quantum Minerals in a report released on Wednesday, March 19th. Scotiabank analyst O. Wowkodaw now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $0.90 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.85. The consensus estimate for First Quantum Minerals' current full-year earnings is $0.03 per share.
Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Stifel Canada raised shares of First Quantum Minerals to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Canaccord Genuity Group downgraded shares of First Quantum Minerals from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".
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First Quantum Minerals Stock Performance
Shares of FQVLF stock traded up $0.03 on Friday, hitting $15.85. 70,703 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 183,975. The company's fifty day moving average is $13.33 and its 200 day moving average is $13.30. First Quantum Minerals has a 1-year low of $9.76 and a 1-year high of $16.22. The company has a market capitalization of $13.22 billion, a PE ratio of -792.50 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 2.08 and a quick ratio of 0.93.
First Quantum Minerals (OTCMKTS:FQVLF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The basic materials company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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%.
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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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