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

Company Overview

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. is a mining and metals company focused primarily on the exploration, development and operation of copper mines. The company also produces gold, nickel and other mineral products as by-products of its operations. Its copper production supports industries such as electrical equipment, construction, transportation and renewable energy.

First Quantum’s principal operating assets include the Kansanshi copper-gold mine and the Sentinel copper mine in Zambia. The company has also operated the Cobre Panamá copper mine in Panama, although operations there were suspended following government action and a legal dispute in late 2023. First Quantum continues to hold mineral interests and development projects in several countries, including Argentina and Peru.

Founded in 1996, First Quantum is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, and has built an international mining portfolio spanning Africa, Latin America and other regions. Tristan Pascall serves as the company’s chief executive officer, while Philip Pascall is chairman. The company’s activities include mineral exploration, mine development, processing and the sale of concentrates and other metals.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.59 to $26.25
• 50-Day Range: $26.01 to $35.18
• 52-Week Range: $19.17 to $35.48
• Volume: 315,586 shs
• Average Volume: 185,306 shs
• Market Capitalization: $21.78 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• 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: 1.7 / 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 2.91, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

First Quantum Minerals has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 506.25%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for First Quantum Minerals are expected to grow by 506.25% in the coming year, from $0.32 to $1.94 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

First Quantum Minerals has a P/B Ratio of 1.89. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.72% of the float of First Quantum Minerals has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

First Quantum Minerals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 28.81, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in First Quantum Minerals has recently increased by 1.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

First Quantum Minerals does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.79

News Sentiment

First Quantum Minerals has a news sentiment score of 0.79. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for First Quantum Minerals this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for FQVLF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added First Quantum Minerals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, First Quantum Minerals insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

First Quantum Minerals has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Today: 10/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Copper
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:FQVLF
• CIK: 1026530
• Web: www.first-quantum.com
• Phone: (416) 361-6400
• Fax: 416-368-4692
• Employees: 26,898
• Year Founded: 1983

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.11)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$28 million
• Net Margins: -1.44%
• Pretax Margin: 8.80%
• Return on Equity: -2.29%
• Return on Assets: -1.05%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.50
• Current Ratio: 1.90
• Quick Ratio: 1.03

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.24 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.16
• Cash Flow: $0.87 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 29.92
• Book Value: $13.83 per share
• Price / Book: 1.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 834,210,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $21.78 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.40