FY2026 EPS Estimate for Capstone Copper Reduced by Analyst

Key Points

• Scotiabank cut its FY2026 EPS estimate for Capstone Copper to $0.57 from $0.59 and kept an Outperform rating with an $18.00 price target, while forecasting FY2027 EPS of $0.61.
• Shares fell about 9.6%, opening at C$11.52 and trading below the 50‑day (C$14.54) and 200‑day (C$12.61) moving averages; the stock has a market cap of C$8.79 billion and a PE of 28.10.
• Analyst coverage is mixed—one Strong Buy, three Buy and three Hold—with a consensus current full‑year EPS of $0.85 and an average price target of C$16.61 (average rating: Moderate Buy).

Capstone Copper Corp. (TSE:CS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Scotiabank reduced their FY2026 earnings estimates for Capstone Copper in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 5th. Scotiabank analyst O. Wowkodaw now forecasts that the mining company will post earnings of $0.57 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.59. Scotiabank has a "Outperform" rating and a $18.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Capstone Copper's current full-year earnings is $0.85 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Capstone Copper's FY2027 earnings at $0.61 EPS.

CS has been the topic of several other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Capstone Copper from C$17.00 to C$20.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. National Bank Financial increased their target price on shares of Capstone Copper from C$16.50 to C$19.50 in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Capstone Copper from C$15.00 to C$17.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce downgraded Capstone Copper from an "outperform" rating to a "hold" rating and lowered their price target for the stock from C$20.00 to C$16.00 in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Clarkson Capital raised Capstone Copper from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Capstone Copper has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$16.61.

Capstone Copper Stock Down 9.6%

TSE CS opened at C$11.52 on Friday. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is C$14.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$12.61. Capstone Copper has a one year low of C$4.98 and a one year high of C$18.04. The firm has a market cap of C$8.79 billion, a PE ratio of 28.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.09 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 45.58, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 0.98.

Capstone Copper (TSE:CS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 2nd. The mining company reported C$0.14 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$906.88 million during the quarter. Capstone Copper had a net margin of 13.27% and a return on equity of 9.77%.

About Capstone Copper

Capstone Copper Corp is a company that mines, explores, and develops mineral properties in the Americas. Specifically, the group has operating mines in the US, Mexico, and Canada, and development projects in Chile and Canada. Capstone's main focus is copper, but the company also produces zinc, lead, molybdenum, silver, and gold.

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