Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX):

• 9/10/2026 – Freeport-McMoRan had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..
• 9/9/2026 – Freeport-McMoRan had its price target lowered by Sanford C. Bernstein from $50.00 to $47.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 9/3/2026 – Freeport-McMoRan was downgraded by Freedom Broker from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 8/27/2026 – Freeport-McMoRan is now covered by Erste Group Bank AG. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/8/2026 – Freeport-McMoRan was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 7/31/2026 – Freeport-McMoRan was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 7/27/2026 – Freeport-McMoRan had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $80.00 to $82.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/24/2026 – Freeport-McMoRan had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $68.00 to $70.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/24/2026 – Freeport-McMoRan had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $68.00 to $70.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/24/2026 – Freeport-McMoRan had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $70.00 to $73.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/23/2026 – Freeport-McMoRan had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets. They now have a $78.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/21/2026 – Freeport-McMoRan had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $76.00 to $80.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – Freeport-McMoRan had its “positive” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 7/15/2026 – Freeport-McMoRan had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $77.00 to $80.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Freeport-McMoRan Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 15th were paid a dividend of $0.075 per share. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 15th. Freeport-McMoRan’s dividend payout ratio is presently 14.78%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Stephen T. Higgins sold 14,277 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.50, for a total value of $992,251.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 54,618 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,795,951. The trade was a 20.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Douglas N. Currault II sold 80,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.56, for a total transaction of $6,284,800.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 211,016 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,577,416.96. This represents a 27.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 110,398 shares of company stock worth $8,387,271. Corporate insiders own 0.73% of the company’s stock.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc is a global mining company focused primarily on the exploration, development and production of copper, gold and molybdenum. Copper is its principal product and is used in electrical wiring, construction, transportation, industrial equipment and renewable-energy technologies. The company also produces gold as a byproduct of its copper operations and molybdenum, an alloying metal used in steelmaking and other industrial applications.

Freeport-McMoRan operates major mining and processing assets in North America, South America and Indonesia.