Franco-Nevada Co. (TSE:FNV - Free Report) NYSE: FNV - Equities research analysts at Raymond James increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Franco-Nevada in a report issued on Thursday, December 19th. Raymond James analyst B. Macarthur now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.35 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.18. The consensus estimate for Franco-Nevada's current full-year earnings is $3.11 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Franco-Nevada's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $5.40 EPS.
FNV has been the topic of a number of other research reports. CIBC raised their price target on Franco-Nevada from C$235.00 to C$245.00 in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Franco-Nevada from C$200.00 to C$215.00 in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their target price on Franco-Nevada from C$198.00 to C$190.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Franco-Nevada to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Franco-Nevada has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of C$190.80.
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Franco-Nevada stock opened at C$166.92 on Monday. Franco-Nevada has a fifty-two week low of C$140.59 and a fifty-two week high of C$191.17. The firm's fifty day moving average price is C$173.84 and its 200-day moving average price is C$169.68. The stock has a market cap of C$32.12 billion, a P/E ratio of -39.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 23.26 and a current ratio of 29.11.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 5th were issued a $0.487 dividend. This represents a $1.95 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 5th. Franco-Nevada's dividend payout ratio is -46.30%.
Franco-Nevada Corporation operates as a gold-focused royalty and streaming company in South America, Central America, Mexico, the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through Mining and Energy segments. The company manages its portfolio with a focus on precious metals, such as gold, silver, and platinum group metals; and engages in the sale of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids through a third-party marketing agent.
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