Stifel Canada Weighs in on OTCMKTS:FQVLF FY2025 Earnings

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (OTCMKTS:FQVLF) – Research analysts at Stifel Canada issued their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of First Quantum Minerals in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 19th. Stifel Canada analyst R. Profiti forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.46 for the year. Stifel Canada has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for First Quantum Minerals’ current full-year earnings is $0.03 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for First Quantum Minerals’ FY2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.70 EPS.

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group lowered First Quantum Minerals from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

First Quantum Minerals Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS FQVLF opened at $15.48 on Friday. First Quantum Minerals has a fifty-two week low of $9.76 and a fifty-two week high of $16.22. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $13.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $13.21. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The firm has a market cap of $12.91 billion, a PE ratio of -774.00 and a beta of 1.49.

First Quantum Minerals (OTCMKTS:FQVLF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The basic materials company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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%.

About First Quantum Minerals

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.