Analysts Issue Forecasts for Franco-Nevada FY2025 Earnings

Franco-Nevada Co. (NYSE:FNV) (TSE:FNV) – Equities researchers at Stifel Canada boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Franco-Nevada in a note issued to investors on Monday, October 21st. Stifel Canada analyst I. Rico now expects that the basic materials company will earn $4.36 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $3.65. The consensus estimate for Franco-Nevada’s current full-year earnings is $3.26 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Franco-Nevada’s FY2026 earnings at $4.15 EPS.

Franco-Nevada (NYSE:FNV) (TSE:FNV) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 13th. The basic materials company reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by ($0.03). Franco-Nevada had a positive return on equity of 10.56% and a negative net margin of 51.64%. The business had revenue of $260.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $277.44 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.95 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 21.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Franco-Nevada from $141.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 19th. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $185.00 price target on shares of Franco-Nevada in a research report on Friday, August 16th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Franco-Nevada from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 22nd. Bank of America lowered shares of Franco-Nevada from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their target price for the company from $142.00 to $139.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of Franco-Nevada from $137.00 to $136.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Franco-Nevada presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $152.75.

Franco-Nevada Stock Performance

Shares of FNV stock opened at $135.82 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $124.63 and a 200-day moving average of $123.18. Franco-Nevada has a 52-week low of $102.29 and a 52-week high of $139.93. The stock has a market cap of $26.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -54.55, a P/E/G ratio of 20.13 and a beta of 0.76.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in Franco-Nevada by 0.5% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 12,286,603 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,456,208,000 after buying an additional 64,429 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its position in shares of Franco-Nevada by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 8,626,736 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,022,452,000 after acquiring an additional 151,566 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Franco-Nevada by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,374,086 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $878,696,000 after acquiring an additional 129,876 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in Franco-Nevada by 2.7% in the first quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 4,597,472 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $547,807,000 after acquiring an additional 120,367 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Eagle Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Franco-Nevada by 1.5% in the second quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 3,260,300 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $386,597,000 after buying an additional 47,311 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.06% of the company’s stock.

Franco-Nevada Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 12th were issued a dividend of $0.36 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 12th. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.06%. Franco-Nevada’s dividend payout ratio is presently -57.83%.

About Franco-Nevada

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.