FY2025 EPS Estimates for Franco-Nevada Co. (TSE:FNV) Lowered by National Bank Financial

Franco-Nevada Co. (TSE:FNV) (NYSE:FNV) – National Bank Financial cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for Franco-Nevada in a research report issued on Thursday, April 18th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $4.07 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $4.15. The consensus estimate for Franco-Nevada’s current full-year earnings is $4.28 per share.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on shares of Franco-Nevada from C$168.00 to C$177.00 in a report on Tuesday. Scotiabank reduced their price target on shares of Franco-Nevada from C$141.00 to C$139.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 7th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Franco-Nevada from C$182.00 to C$196.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 19th. Eight Capital upped their price target on shares of Franco-Nevada from C$190.00 to C$200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Raymond James reduced their price target on shares of Franco-Nevada from C$146.00 to C$138.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Franco-Nevada presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$187.50.

Franco-Nevada Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of TSE FNV opened at C$163.08 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of C$31.34 billion, a P/E ratio of -48.97, a P/E/G ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 0.63. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of C$155.54 and a 200 day moving average price of C$157.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 23.26 and a current ratio of 41.21. Franco-Nevada has a 52-week low of C$139.19 and a 52-week high of C$217.70.

Franco-Nevada (TSE:FNV) (NYSE:FNV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 5th. The company reported C$1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of C$1.07 by C$0.16. The firm had revenue of C$412.95 million during the quarter. Franco-Nevada had a negative net margin of 38.33% and a negative return on equity of 7.65%.

Franco-Nevada Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 14th were given a dividend of $0.477 per share. This is a positive change from Franco-Nevada’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.47. This represents a $1.91 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.17%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 13th. Franco-Nevada’s dividend payout ratio is -58.86%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Franco-Nevada news, Senior Officer Sandip Rana sold 10,749 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of C$160.29, for a total transaction of C$1,722,952.91. In other news, Director Paul Brink sold 3,445 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of C$158.93, for a total value of C$547,513.85. Also, Senior Officer Sandip Rana sold 10,749 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of C$160.29, for a total transaction of C$1,722,952.91. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 16,839 shares of company stock valued at $2,686,396. 0.69% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Franco-Nevada Company Profile

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.