First Quantum Minerals (TSE:FM) PT Raised to C$18.00

First Quantum Minerals (TSE:FM) had its price target boosted by research analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from C$12.00 to C$18.00 in a research note issued on Wednesday, BayStreet.CA reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price target points to a potential upside of 11.87% from the company’s current price.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of First Quantum Minerals from C$7.50 to C$8.50 in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group set a C$16.00 target price on shares of First Quantum Minerals and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 16th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of First Quantum Minerals from C$17.00 to C$18.90 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 28th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of First Quantum Minerals from C$13.00 to C$16.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Scotiabank dropped their target price on shares of First Quantum Minerals from C$14.50 to C$13.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 22nd. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$16.02.

First Quantum Minerals Stock Performance

TSE FM opened at C$16.09 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 81.21. The company has a market capitalization of C$13.41 billion, a P/E ratio of -8.60, a P/E/G ratio of -1.28 and a beta of 2.01. First Quantum Minerals has a 12-month low of C$9.31 and a 12-month high of C$39.13. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of C$13.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$15.57.

First Quantum Minerals (TSE:FM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 20th. The company reported C($0.50) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C($0.10) by C($0.40). The business had revenue of C$1.66 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$1.58 billion. First Quantum Minerals had a negative net margin of 14.78% and a negative return on equity of 10.80%. Analysts anticipate that First Quantum Minerals will post 0.7906736 earnings per share for the current year.

First Quantum Minerals Company Profile

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.