FY2025 EPS Estimates for Capstone Copper Lowered by Analyst

Capstone Copper Corp. (TSE:CS) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Capstone Copper in a research report issued on Sunday, November 24th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now expects that the mining company will post earnings per share of $0.97 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.01. The consensus estimate for Capstone Copper’s current full-year earnings is $0.85 per share.

Capstone Copper (TSE:CS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The mining company reported C$0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$0.11 by C($0.07). Capstone Copper had a negative net margin of 1.47% and a negative return on equity of 1.24%. The firm had revenue of C$572.14 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$612.00 million.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Capstone Copper from C$11.00 to C$11.50 in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Eight Capital upped their price target on shares of Capstone Copper from C$14.00 to C$15.00 in a report on Friday, November 22nd. CIBC lifted their price objective on Capstone Copper from C$12.00 to C$12.50 in a research note on Monday. Scotiabank upped their target price on Capstone Copper from C$12.00 to C$13.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price objective on Capstone Copper from C$14.00 to C$12.50 in a report on Monday. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$12.84.

Capstone Copper Stock Down 2.2 %

CS opened at C$9.62 on Tuesday. Capstone Copper has a 12 month low of C$5.26 and a 12 month high of C$11.51. The company has a market cap of C$7.24 billion, a PE ratio of -46.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.09 and a beta of 2.14. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 40.10. The company has a 50 day moving average of C$10.17 and a 200 day moving average of C$9.73.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Humberto Antonio Fernandois sold 60,000 shares of Capstone Copper stock in a transaction on Friday, September 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$9.25, for a total transaction of C$554,880.00. Also, Director Darren Murvin Pylot sold 500,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$10.50, for a total value of C$5,249,450.00. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 974,079 shares of company stock worth $10,016,304. 15.37% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Capstone Copper

Capstone Copper Corp. operates as a copper mining company in the United States, Chile, and Mexico. It primarily explores for copper, silver, zinc, and other metals. The company owns 100% interests in Pinto Valley copper mine located in the Arizona, the United States; Mantos Blancos copper-silver mine located in the Region of Antofagasta, Chile; Santo Domingo copper-iron-gold-cobalt project located in the Atacama region, Chile; and Cozamin copper-silver mine located in the Zacatecas, Mexico.