Franco-Nevada (FNV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Franco-Nevada Corporation operates as a gold-focused royalty and streaming company in South America, Central America, Mexico, the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through Mining and Energy segments. The company manages its portfolio with a focus on precious metals, such as gold, silver, and platinum group metals; and engages in the sale of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids through a third-party marketing agent. Franco-Nevada Corporation was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $160.21 to $162.75
• 50-Day Range: $154.40 to $178.37
• 52-Week Range: $112.70 to $179.99
• Volume: 894,251 shs
• Average Volume: 663,978 shs
• Market Capitalization: $31.13 billion
• P/E Ratio: 50.50
• Dividend Yield: 0.94%
• Price Target: $172.13
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Franco-Nevada Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Franco-Nevada scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 74th out of 184 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Franco-Nevada has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Franco-Nevada has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 30.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Franco-Nevada are expected to grow by 30.10% in the coming year, from $3.09 to $4.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Franco-Nevada is 50.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Franco-Nevada is 50.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 117.77.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Franco-Nevada has a PEG Ratio of 2.12. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Franco-Nevada has a P/B Ratio of 5.19. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.55% of the float of Franco-Nevada has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Franco-Nevada has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Franco-Nevada has recently decreased by 1.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Franco-Nevada has a dividend yield of 0.96%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Franco-Nevada has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Franco-Nevada is 47.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Franco-Nevada will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.81% next year. This indicates that Franco-Nevada will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.55% of the float of Franco-Nevada has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Franco-Nevada has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Franco-Nevada has recently decreased by 1.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.86

News Sentiment

Franco-Nevada has a news sentiment score of 0.86. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Franco-Nevada this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for FNV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 30% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added Franco-Nevada to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 267% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Franco-Nevada insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.70% of the stock of Franco-Nevada is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

77.06% of the stock of Franco-Nevada is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

FNV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FNV shares performed this year?

Franco-Nevada's stock was trading at $117.59 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, FNV stock has increased by 37.4% and is now trading at $161.61.

How were Franco-Nevada's earnings last quarter?

Franco-Nevada Corporation (NYSE:FNV) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 8th. The basic materials company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.07. The company's revenue was up 43.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Franco-Nevada's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Franco-Nevada include TD Asset Management Inc (1.04%), Markel Group Inc. (0.30%), Scharf Investments LLC (0.25%) and Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC (0.22%).

How do I buy shares of Franco-Nevada?

Shares of FNV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Franco-Nevada own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Franco-Nevada investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Humana (HUM), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/08/2025
• Record date for 6/26 Dividend: 6/12/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend: 6/12/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/26/2025
• Today: 8/01/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/11/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: MINING - GOLD
• Sub-Industry: Precious Metals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FNV
• CIK: 1456346
• Web: www.franco-nevada.com
• Phone: (416) 306-6300
• Fax: 416-306-6330
• Employees: 40
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Franco-Nevada: $172.13
• High Price Target: $210.00
• Low Price Target: $136.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.20
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 50.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 52.30
• P/E Growth: 2.1
• Net Income: $552.10 million
• Net Margins: 50.39%
• Pretax Margin: 70.32%
• Return on Equity: 11.40%
• Return on Assets: 10.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 22.91
• Quick Ratio: 21.44

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.11 billion
• Price / Sales: 27.96
• Cash Flow: $4.48 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 36.05
• Book Value: $31.14 per share
• Price / Book: 5.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 192,650,000
• Free Float: 191,299,000
• Market Cap: $31.13 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.41