Movement Alert|Freeport-McMoRan Rises 3.46% in Regular Trading, Q2 Earnings Beat Expectations by 25% as Multiple Firms Raise Targets

Market Focus08-05

On August 5, Freeport-McMoRan rose 3.46% in regular trading, trading at $69.72/share, with turnover of $97.33 million. The rally was driven by the company's previously released Q2 earnings report that significantly exceeded market expectations, combined with multiple investment banks raising their price targets.

Freeport-McMoRan reported adjusted EPS of $0.74, surpassing the consensus estimate of $0.59 by approximately 25%. Revenue came in at $7.029 billion, beating expectations by roughly 4.8%. Following the earnings release, Barclays raised its target price to $80, Bank of America Securities raised to $80, RBC raised to $73, and Goldman Sachs maintained its Buy rating. Additionally, copper demand received a boost from intensifying global AI data center infrastructure competition, attracting sector-wide capital inflows. Among peers, Southern Copper Corp rose 2.89% and Ero Copper gained 3.93%.

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