Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (FCX) Stock Analysis
Basic Materials · Copper
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $57.44, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Thin upside margin: 6.6%; Negative news sentiment (-0.70).
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. The company primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and other metals. Its assets include the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; Morenci,... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $57.44, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Thin upside margin: 6.6%; Negative news sentiment (-0.70). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 82d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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- 2026-03-23Item 5.02MEDIUMDouglas N. Currault II Executive Vice President and General Counsel (authorized signatory) Date: March 23, 2026SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $57.44, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Thin upside margin: 6.6%; Negative news sentiment (-0.70). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $61.11 (+6.4%), stop $54.89 (−4.6%), A.R:R 0.7:1. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $61.11 (+6.6% upside). Target $61.11 (+6.4%), stop $54.89 (−4.6%), A.R:R 0.7:1. Stop-loss: $54.89.
Thin upside margin: 6.6%; Negative news sentiment (-0.70); Negative momentum.
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. trades at a P/E of 30.1 (forward 15.4). TrendMatrix value score: 5.8/10. Verdict: Hold.
28 analysts cover FCX with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $68.
What does Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. do?Freeport-McMoRan Inc. engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. The...
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. The company primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and other metals. Its assets include the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita, and Miami in Arizona; Chino and Tyrone in New Mexico; and Henderson and Climax in Colorado, North America, as well as Cerro Verde in Peru and El Abra in Chile. The company was formerly known as Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and changed its name to Freeport-McMoRan Inc. in July 2014. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.