Freeport-McMoRan
Copper — AI-electrification demand (grid buildout + every server rack). Top copper pick per May playbook.
$59.42
+2.63%
Short interest
Short % of float
1.8%
Days to cover
2.1d
Shares short
26.15M
Vs prior print
—
Short interest is light. A turn in this name is not a short squeeze.
Short % of float is from Finviz. Settlement history was unavailable.
FCX Q4 earnings
Check guidance — raised = hold; lowered = review thesis
Next report
2027-01-20 · Q4 2026
EPS est. 0.81 · actual 0.88 (+8.2%)
Last reported · 2026-09-30
Last surprise +8.2% vs estimate
Calendar earnings dates
FCX Q4 earnings
Check guidance — raised = hold; lowered = review thesis
Insider trades (Form 4)
Buys
81,103 sh
$1.2M
Sells
190,398 sh
$13.2M
Net (12 filings)
-109,295 sh
$12.0M net
STEPHENS JOHN JOSEPH (Stock award / grant) — 294 sh · $0.0M
GRANT HUGH (Stock award / grant) — 482 sh · $0.0M
KENNARD LYDIA H (Open-market sale) — 3,798 sh · $0.3M
Currault Douglas N. II (Option exercise) — 15,000 sh · $0.9M
Currault Douglas N. II (Option exercise) — 65,000 sh · $3.9M
Currault Douglas N. II (Open-market sale) — 80,000 sh · $6.3M
Currault Douglas N. II (Option exercise) — 15,000 sh · $0.4M
Currault Douglas N. II (Option exercise) — 65,000 sh · $0.8M
Mikes Ellie L. (Open-market sale) — 4,773 sh · $0.3M
Higgins Stephen T. (Open-market sale) — 14,277 sh · $1.0M
Higgins Stephen T. (Open-market sale) — 7,550 sh · $0.5M
STEPHENS JOHN JOSEPH (Stock award / grant) — 327 sh · $0.0M
RSI, moving averages, MACD, Bollinger bands & candlestick patterns from Yahoo daily data — verify on chart
Below 20-day MA
Price $59.42 vs 20 SMA $66.16
Below 50-day MA
Price $59.42 vs 50 SMA $69.84
Below 200-day MA
Price $59.42 vs 200 SMA $65.24
Below 251-day high
-25.6% from 251-day high ($79.91)
Above 251-day low
52.4% above 251-day low ($39.00)
Gap up
Opened 2.1% above prior close on 2026-11-06
Price vs 200-day EMA, plus whether profit shows up as cash. Cash flow, cash, capex growth, and interest coverage sit next to the multiple.
6.6% below 200-day EMA
7% below its 200-day EMA with solid revenue/margin/debt/FCF trends — technical discount on a fundamentally healthy company.
Trailing PE
28.9x
Invest rank
57
Swing rank
48
Earnings skew
open
Cash flow/share
$3.96
Trailing twelve months
Cash/share
$3.02
Latest quarter
Interest cover
20.0x
Operating profit / interest
Price / FCF
31x
After capex
Rev / share
13.1%
Five-year revenue growth per share
Capex growth
15.3%
5-year rate
Gross margin
27.1%
Prior year 29.0%
Revenue growth
0.2%
YoY, TTM or latest quarter
Net margin
11.4%
TTM profitability
Debt / equity
49.4%
Lower = less leveraged
FCF growth
9.0%
5Y CAGR, capex-aware
Composite fundamentals score: 63/100 · from Finnhub basic financials, verify against the latest 10-Q before acting.