Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Company Profile (NYSE:FCX)

About Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) is a natural resource company with a portfolio of mineral assets, and oil and natural gas resources. The Company's segments include the Morenci, Cerro Verde, Grasberg and Tenke Fungurume copper mines, the Rod & Refining operations and the U.S. Oil & Gas Operations. It has organized its operations into five primary divisions: North America copper mines, South America mining, Indonesia mining, Africa mining and Molybdenum mines. Its portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia, mining operations in North and South America, the Tenke Fungurume (Tenke) minerals district in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Africa, and oil and natural gas assets in the United States. Its Atlantic Copper smelts and refines copper concentrates, and markets refined copper and precious metals in slimes. It has a smelter at its Miami, Arizona, mining operation, and molybdenum conversion facilities in the United States and Europe.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Copper
Sub-Industry: Diversified Metals & Mining
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: FCX
CUSIP: 35671D85

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $10.63
50 Day Moving Average: $11.07
200 Day Moving Average: $11.16
52-Week Range: $3.52 - $14.20
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: 11.07
P/E Growth: -0.60
Market Cap: $14.12B
Outstanding Shares: 1,328,258,000
Beta: 2.82

Profitability:

Net Margins: -87.70%
Return on Equity: -3.68%
Return on Assets: -0.89%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.23%
Current Ratio: 2.36%
Quick Ratio: 1.53%

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Consensus Ratings for Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	3 Sell Ratings, 12 Hold Ratings, 3 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.00)
Consensus Price Target:	$10.60 (0.26% downside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/18/2016	Berenberg Bank	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$10.00
9/14/2016	Macquarie	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$13.00 -> $10.00
9/14/2016	FBR & Co	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform
9/14/2016	Morgan Stanley	Downgrade	Equal Weight -> Underweight	$9.00 -> $7.00
9/13/2016	BMO Capital Markets	Set Price Target	Hold	$12.00
9/13/2016	Cowen and Company	Set Price Target	Buy	$15.00
9/13/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Lower Price Target	Hold	$12.50 -> $12.00
8/8/2016	Barclays PLC	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$10.00 -> $11.00
7/14/2016	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$15.00
7/7/2016	HSBC	Reiterated Rating	Buy
5/19/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$12.00
4/25/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Lower Price Target	Sector Perform	$12.00 -> $6.50
4/19/2016	Credit Agricole SA	Downgrade	Underperform -> Sell
4/8/2016	Nomura	Boost Price Target		$7.00 -> $10.00
3/8/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Sell
3/1/2016	Bank of America Corp.	Upgrade	Underperform -> Neutral	$9.00 -> $7.63
3/1/2016	Scotiabank	Downgrade	Outperform -> Sector Perform
2/3/2016	Argus	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold
9/11/2015	Gabelli	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$20.25
9/1/2015	S&P Equity Research	Upgrade	Hold	$10.00 -> $12.00
4/24/2015	Clarkson Capital	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold
3/31/2015	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$24.00 -> $23.00
3/24/2015	Brean Capital	Set Price Target	Hold	$19.00
1/28/2015	Credit Suisse Group AG	Downgrade	Hold	$25.00
1/28/2015	BB&T Corp.	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold

(Data available from 9/25/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/20/2016
7/26/2016	Q216	($0.01)	($0.02)	$3.70 billion	$3.33 billion	View	Listen
4/26/2016	Q116	($0.17)	($0.16)	$3.52 billion	$3.53 billion	View	Listen
1/26/2016	Q415	($0.17)	($0.02)	$3.89 billion	$3.80 billion	View	Listen
10/22/2015	Q315	($0.08)	($0.15)	$3.96 billion	$3.68 billion	View	Listen
7/23/2015	Q215	$0.07	$0.14	$4.30 billion	$4.25 billion	View	Listen
4/23/2015	Q115	($0.07)	($0.06)	$4.06 billion	$4.15 billion	View	N/A
1/27/2015	Q414	$0.35	$0.25	$4.93 billion	$5.24 billion	View	N/A
10/28/2014	Q314	$0.61	$0.64	$5.65 billion	$5.70 billion	View	Listen
7/23/2014	Q214	$0.49	$0.46	$5.24 billion	$5.52 billion	View	N/A
4/24/2014	Q114	$0.43	$0.49	$5.01 billion	$4.99 billion	View	Listen
1/22/2014	Q413	$0.81	$0.84	$6.39 billion	$5.90 billion	View	Listen
10/22/2013	Q313	$0.62	$0.79	$5.68 billion	$6.17 billion	View	Listen
7/23/2013	Q2 2013	$0.41	$0.49	$4.28 billion	$4.29 billion	View	N/A
4/18/2013	Q1 2013	$0.81	$0.68	$4.76 billion	$4.58 billion	View	Listen
1/22/2013	Q4 2012	$0.72	$0.74	$4.48 billion	$4.51 billion	View	Listen
10/22/2012		$0.73	$0.86			View	N/A
7/19/2012		$0.79	$0.74			View	N/A
4/19/2012		$0.85	$0.80			View	N/A
1/19/2012		$0.65	$0.67			View	N/A
10/19/2011		$1.07	$1.10			View	N/A
7/21/2011		$1.36	$1.43			View	N/A
4/20/2011		$1.29	$1.57			View	N/A
1/20/2011		$3.01	$3.25			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.48 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.96 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	9	($0.28)	$0.23	($0.07)
Q2 2016	5	($0.16)	$0.06	($0.01)
Q3 2016	4	$0.13	$0.31	$0.22
Q4 2016	4	$0.37	$0.64	$0.49
Q1 2017	2	$0.24	$0.45	$0.35
Q2 2017	2	$0.26	$0.42	$0.34
Q3 2017	2	$0.25	$0.27	$0.26
Q4 2017	2	$0.16	$0.27	$0.22
Q1 2018	1	$0.22	$0.22	$0.22

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX)

Annual Dividend:	$0.05
Dividend Yield:	0.47%
Dividend Growth:	-27.00% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	-0.46% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 10.42% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 5.21% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
9/30/2015	quarterly	$0.05	2.04%	10/13/2015	10/15/2015	11/2/2015
6/24/2015	quarterly	$0.16	1.01%	7/13/2015	7/15/2015	8/3/2015
3/24/2015	quarterly	$0.05		4/13/2015	4/15/2015	5/1/2015
12/19/2014	quarterly	$0.31	5.54%	1/13/2015	1/15/2015	2/2/2015
9/24/2014	quarterly	$0.31	3.83%	10/10/2014	10/15/2014	11/3/2014
6/25/2014	quarterly	$0.31	3.5%	7/11/2014	7/15/2014	8/1/2014
3/26/2014	quarterly	$0.31	3.86%	4/11/2014	4/15/2014	5/1/2014
12/20/2013	quarterly	$0.31	3.5%	1/13/2014	1/15/2014	2/3/2014
9/25/2013	quarterly	$0.31	3.69%	10/10/2013	10/15/2013	11/1/2013
6/27/2013	quarterly	$0.31	4.53%	7/11/2013	7/15/2013	8/1/2013
3/27/2013	quarterly	$0.31	3.78%	4/11/2013	4/15/2013	5/1/2013
12/26/2012	quarterly	$0.31	3.71%	1/11/2013	1/15/2013	2/1/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.40%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 67.78%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
9/4/2015	James C Flores	Vice Chairman	Buy	2,200,000	$9.70	$21,340,000.00
8/28/2015	James R Moffett	Chairman	Buy	100,000	$10.57	$1,057,000.00
8/18/2015	Gerald J Ford	Director	Buy	1,000,000	$9.94	$9,940,000.00
6/3/2015	James C Flores	Vice Chairman	Buy	60,000	$20.52	$1,231,200.00
12/12/2014	Michael J Arnold	CAO	Buy	50,000	$22.15	$1,107,500.00
12/11/2014	James C Flores	Chairman	Buy	500,000	$23.60	$11,800,000.00
5/28/2014	Robert Day	Director	Sell	186,000	$33.77	$6,281,220.00
5/7/2014	H Devon Graham, Jr.	Director	Sell	1,890	$34.06	$64,373.40
11/7/2013	J Bennett Johnston	Director	Buy	20,000	$36.72	$734,400.00
11/4/2013	J Bennett Johnston	Director	Buy	18,900	$37.13	$701,757.00
10/25/2013	James C Flores	Chairman	Buy	1,500,000	$37.45	$56,175,000.00
8/2/2013	Gerald Ford	Director	Buy	1,000,000	$29.18	$29,180,000.00
8/1/2013	Bobby Lee Lackey	Director	Buy	1,800	$29.09	$52,362.00
7/30/2013	James R Moffett	Chairman	Buy	1,000,000	$28.53	$28,530,000.00
7/26/2013	J Taylor Wharton	Director	Sell	9,416	$28.61	$269,391.76
7/26/2013	James C Flores	Chairman	Buy	517,350	$28.65	$14,822,077.50
6/3/2013	James C Flores	Chairman	Buy	1,100,000	$31.17	$34,287,000.00
3/1/2013	J Bennett Johnston	Director	Buy	16,000	$31.48	$503,680.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX)

Date	Headline
	The hollowing out of Canadian mining: Vale's takeover of Inco, 10 years on - bnn.ca (NYSE:FCX) www.bnn.ca - September 24 at 4:44 PM
	3 Stocks To Watch: DIS, RIG, FCX - Investing.com (NYSE:FCX) www.investing.com - September 24 at 4:44 PM
	Freeport-McMoRan Announces Extension of Consent Solicitations ... - Business Wire (press release) (NYSE:FCX) www.businesswire.com - September 24 at 4:44 PM
	Freeport Investors in DRC Limbo as Tenke Sale Process Drags On (NYSE:FCX) finance.yahoo.com - September 23 at 4:46 PM
	Freeport-McMoRan Announces Extension of Consent Solicitations (NYSE:FCX) finance.yahoo.com - September 23 at 4:46 PM
	Easy Fed Policy Gives Boost To Gold Stocks, Mining Giants (NYSE:FCX) www.investors.com - September 22 at 5:03 PM
	Lundin's agonizing Congo decision - MINING.com (NYSE:FCX) www.mining.com - September 22 at 10:35 AM
	Gold Hit Its Highest Level in More Than a Week on September 21 ... - Market Realist (NYSE:FCX) marketrealist.com - September 22 at 10:35 AM
	Freeport-McMoRan Bears Make a Comeback after 1H16 Rout (NYSE:FCX) marketrealist.com - September 22 at 10:35 AM
	Tech Matters: Freeport Finds Solace near Key Support Level (NYSE:FCX) marketrealist.com - September 22 at 10:35 AM
	Anadarko Petroleum Announces $2 Billion GOM Acquisition (NYSE:FCX) marketrealist.com - September 22 at 10:35 AM
	Copper Touched Highest Price Levels in a Month on September 21 (NYSE:FCX) marketrealist.com - September 21 at 5:32 PM
	Cramer: Anadarko's brilliant oil patch moves created a ca... (NYSE:FCX) finance.yahoo.com - September 20 at 8:50 AM
	3 Metals & Mining Stocks to Sell Now - Investorplace.com (NYSE:FCX) investorplace.com - September 19 at 3:54 PM
	After Tough Week, What Drives Freeport From Here? (FCX, APC) (NYSE:FCX) www.investopedia.com - September 19 at 9:39 AM
	Word on the Street: Freeport Sold Assets at Depressed Valuation (NYSE:FCX) marketrealist.com - September 19 at 9:39 AM
	Freeport-McMoRan: Risk Profile Improves After Selling Parts Of The Energy Business (NYSE:FCX) seekingalpha.com - September 16 at 4:52 PM
	How Freeport-McMoRan Has Dug Itself a Deep Hole with Analysts (NYSE:FCX) marketrealist.com - September 16 at 4:52 PM
	Did Rating Agencies Cut Freeport Any Slack over Asset Sales? (NYSE:FCX) marketrealist.com - September 16 at 4:52 PM
	3 Stocks to Watch For: Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX), Chesapeake ... - iStreetWire (NYSE:FCX) istreetwire.com - September 16 at 8:45 AM
	Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) Market Perform Rating Reiterated at FBR & Co - BNB Daily (blog) (NYSE:FCX) www.baseball-news-blog.com - September 15 at 8:01 AM
	Tuesday Sector Laggards: Energy, Materials - Forbes - Forbes (NYSE:FCX) www.forbes.com - September 14 at 5:03 PM
	Why Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (USA) (POT ... - Investorplace.com (NYSE:FCX) investorplace.com - September 14 at 5:03 PM
	Mid-Day Market Update: Dow Tumbles 250 Points; Liberty Media Shares Spike Higher - Benzinga (NYSE:FCX) www.benzinga.com - September 14 at 5:03 PM
	Street Talk: GILD, FCX & more (NYSE:FCX) finance.yahoo.com - September 14 at 5:03 PM
	WFC, POT and FCX stock led Tuesday's bearish parade (NYSE:FCX) investorplace.com - September 14 at 9:10 AM
	Icahn endorses Freeport's efforts to reduce debt, explore options (NYSE:FCX) www.cnbc.com - September 13 at 9:50 AM
	Freeport-McMoRan Commences Consent Solicitations to Amend Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas Senior Notes Indentures (NYSE:FCX) www.businesswire.com - September 13 at 9:50 AM
	Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) Shares Fall Ahead Of New Challenges (NYSE:FCX) www.thecountrycaller.com - September 13 at 9:50 AM
	Freeport McMoRan: A China Bubble (NYSE:FCX) seekingalpha.com - September 13 at 9:50 AM
	Stock Update (NYSE:FCX): Freeport-McMoRan Inc Announces Agreement to Sell its Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Properties (NYSE:FCX) www.smarteranalyst.com - September 13 at 9:50 AM
	3 Notable Runners: Intel Corporation (INTC), Freeport-McMoRan Inc ... - iStreetWire (NYSE:FCX) istreetwire.com - September 12 at 4:51 PM
	Freeport-McMoRan Announces Agreement to Sell its Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Properties - Business Wire (press release) (NYSE:FCX) www.businesswire.com - September 12 at 4:51 PM
	Can Copper Prices Continue to Support Freeport-McMoRan? - Market Realist (NYSE:FCX) marketrealist.com - September 12 at 4:51 PM
	Freeport McMoRan: A China Bubble - Seeking Alpha (NYSE:FCX) seekingalpha.com - September 12 at 4:51 PM
	[$$] Freeport-McMoRan to Sell Deepwater Gulf Assets to Anadarko (NYSE:FCX) www.wsj.com - September 12 at 4:50 PM
	News Recap - Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE:FCX), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) - NYSE Journal (press release) (NYSE:FCX) stockznews.com - September 12 at 9:50 AM
	The Simple Reason Why Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Lost 21% of Its Value in August - Motley Fool (NYSE:FCX) www.fool.com - September 9 at 4:51 PM
	The Simple Reason Why Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Lost 21% of Its Value in August (NYSE:FCX) www.fool.com - September 9 at 4:51 PM
	What China's Falling Copper Imports Mean for Freeport-McMoRan - Market Realist (NYSE:FCX) marketrealist.com - September 8 at 4:55 PM
	What China’s Falling Copper Imports Mean for Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) marketrealist.com - September 8 at 4:55 PM
	Worth Watching Stocks Intraday Alert: Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE:FCX), HD Supply Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:HDS ... - NYSE Journal (press release) (NYSE:FCX) stockznews.com - September 8 at 8:52 AM
	Indonesia evaluating mining rules as 2017 deadline on metal exports nears (NYSE:FCX) finance.yahoo.com - September 8 at 8:52 AM
	3 Trending Stocks: Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX), Skyline Medical Inc. (SKLN), Ford Motor Co. (F) - iStreetWire (NYSE:FCX) istreetwire.com - September 7 at 8:21 AM
	This Stock Is A Strong Copper Recovery Play (NYSE:FCX) seekingalpha.com - September 5 at 9:32 AM
	How Are Analysts Rating Turquoise Hill Resources This Month? (NYSE:FCX) marketrealist.com - September 2 at 4:54 PM
	Is Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX), a large market cap stock a smart buy? (NYSE:FCX) twincountynews.com - September 1 at 4:54 PM
	Wednesday Sector Laggards: Energy, Materials (NYSE:FCX) www.nasdaq.com - August 31 at 4:52 PM
	2 Chile copper mines resume partial operations after fatal accidents (NYSE:FCX) finance.yahoo.com - August 31 at 4:52 PM
	Freeport (FCX) Suspends Some Operations at El Abra Mine (NYSE:FCX) finance.yahoo.com - August 31 at 9:46 AM