Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX – Free Report) by 13.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,139 shares of the natural resource company’s stock after buying an additional 1,333 shares during the quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc.’s holdings in Freeport-McMoRan were worth $524,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of FCX. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC bought a new stake in Freeport-McMoRan during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 422.2% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 658 shares of the natural resource company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 532 shares during the last quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Freeport-McMoRan during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. EdgeRock Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Freeport-McMoRan in the 4th quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, American National Bank grew its position in Freeport-McMoRan by 348.8% during the first quarter. American National Bank now owns 745 shares of the natural resource company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 579 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.77% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity
In related news, VP Douglas N. Currault II sold 55,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.99, for a total value of $2,859,450.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 164,067 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,529,843.33. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other news, CAO Stephen T. Higgins sold 43,900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.08, for a total value of $2,242,412.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 104,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,331,577.16. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Douglas N. Currault II sold 55,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.99, for a total transaction of $2,859,450.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 164,067 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,529,843.33. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 445,667 shares of company stock worth $22,755,070. 0.79% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
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Freeport-McMoRan Stock Performance
NYSE FCX opened at $49.46 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $50.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $44.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.41. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. has a 1 year low of $32.83 and a 1 year high of $55.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $71.05 billion, a PE ratio of 43.77, a P/E/G ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.96.
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 23rd. The natural resource company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $6.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.70 billion. Freeport-McMoRan had a net margin of 6.97% and a return on equity of 7.17%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 17.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.52 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Freeport-McMoRan Inc. will post 1.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Freeport-McMoRan Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 15th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.21%. Freeport-McMoRan’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.55%.
Freeport-McMoRan Profile
Freeport-McMoRan Inc engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. It primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and other metals. The company's 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.
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