Franco-Nevada Stock Earnings Estimates Lifted by Scotiabank

Franco-Nevada Co. (TSE:FNV) (NYSE:FNV) – Equities research analysts at Scotiabank increased their FY2026 earnings estimates for Franco-Nevada in a report released on Monday, November 2nd. Scotiabank analyst T. Jakusconek now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $11.87 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $11.70. The consensus estimate for Franco-Nevada’s current full-year earnings is $3.11 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Franco-Nevada’s FY2027 earnings at $12.10 EPS.

Franco-Nevada (TSE:FNV) (NYSE:FNV) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported C$2.57 earnings per share for the quarter. Franco-Nevada had a return on equity of 18.95% and a net margin of 63.83%. The company had revenue of C$825.33 million during the quarter.

Separately, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Franco-Nevada from C$390.00 to C$410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 19th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and three have assigned a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Strong Buy” and an average price target of C$375.50.

Franco-Nevada Price Performance

Shares of TSE FNV opened at C$351.81 on Friday. Franco-Nevada has a 1-year low of C$263.69 and a 1-year high of C$388.22. The business has a fifty day moving average price of C$349.73 and a 200 day moving average price of C$333.23. The stock has a market capitalization of C$67.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 0.97.

Insider Activity at Franco-Nevada

In related news, insider Sandip Rana sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of C$364.37, for a total value of C$1,821,850.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 60,274 shares in the company, valued at C$21,962,037.38. This represents a 7.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 0.69% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Franco-Nevada

Franco-Nevada Corp is a precious-metals-focused royalty and investment company. The company owns a diversified portfolio of precious metals and royalty streams, which is actively managed to generate the bulk of its revenue from gold, silver, and platinum. The company does not operate mines, develop projects, or conduct exploration. Franco-Nevada’s short-term financial performance is linked to the price of commodities and the amount of production from its portfolio of producing assets. Its long-term performance is affected by the availability of exploration and development capital.