On July 30, Freeport-McMoRan rose 3.65% in regular trading, trading at $63.495/share, with turnover of $146 million. The copper sector staged a broad recovery, with Southern Copper Corp up 4.61%, TREKOR METALS up 4.32%, and Ero Copper up 3.76%.
The rebound follows two consecutive sessions of decline totaling over 6%, reflecting a typical post-earnings profit-taking pattern that has now reversed. The company reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $0.74, beating the consensus estimate of $0.59 by over 25%, while revenue of $7.029 billion also exceeded the $6.76 billion estimate. Net income rose 27% year-over-year. The stock currently trades approximately 18% below the analyst average price target of $73.47, with institutions broadly maintaining overweight ratings. Additionally, management highlighted operational momentum including a target of 300 million pounds of copper extraction via leaching in U.S. operations by year-end and capacity expansion opportunities at the Bagdad operation in Arizona.
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