First Quantum Minerals (FM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

First Quantum is engaged in the production of copper, nickel and gold, and related activities including exploration and development. The Company has operating mines located in Zambia, Türkiye and Mauritania. The Company's Cobre Panamá mine was placed into a phase of Preservation and Safe Management in November 2023. The Company's Ravensthorpe mine was placed into a care and maintenance process in May 2024. The Company is progressing the Taca Taca copper-gold-molybdenum project in Argentina and is exploring La Granja and the Haquira copper deposits in Peru.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$44.43 to C$45.08
• 50-Day Range: C$35.97 to C$45.76
• 52-Week Range: C$22.21 to C$46.36
• Volume: 229,609 shs
• Average Volume: 3.03 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$37.22 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.57%
• Price Target: C$44.68
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

First Quantum Minerals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

First Quantum Minerals scored higher than 34% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

First Quantum Minerals has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.92, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 10 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for First Quantum Minerals is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

First Quantum Minerals has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of First Quantum Minerals is -490.44, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of First Quantum Minerals is -490.44, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for First Quantum Minerals, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

First Quantum Minerals has a P/B Ratio of 3.17. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FM.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

First Quantum Minerals pays a meaningful dividend of 1.57%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

First Quantum Minerals does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.41

News Sentiment

First Quantum Minerals has a news sentiment score of -0.41. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for First Quantum Minerals this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added First Quantum Minerals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of First Quantum Minerals in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, First Quantum Minerals insiders have sold 2,024.02% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$43,314.00 in company stock and sold C$920,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

19.35% of the stock of First Quantum Minerals is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.26% of the stock of First Quantum Minerals is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Today: 8/12/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Copper
• Current Symbol: TSE:FM
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.first-quantum.com
• Phone: +1-604-6886577
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 20,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for First Quantum Minerals: C$44.68
• High Price Target: C$55.00
• Low Price Target: C$29.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.92
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C($0.09)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 79.00
• P/E Growth: -1.28
• Net Income: -C$1.05 billion
• Net Margins: -1.44%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -0.73%
• Return on Assets: 2.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 54.66
• Current Ratio: 1.90
• Quick Ratio: 1.41

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$5.75 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.41
• Cash Flow: C$3.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.35
• Book Value: C$13.91 per share
• Price / Book: 3.17

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 834,206,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$36.82 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.38