Franco-Nevada Co. to Post FY2025 Earnings of $4.07 Per Share, National Bank Financial Forecasts (TSE:FNV)

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

Franco-Nevada (TSE:FNV) (NYSE:FNV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 5th. The company reported C$1.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of C$1.07 by C$0.16. Franco-Nevada had a negative return on equity of 7.65% and a negative net margin of 38.33%. The business had revenue of C$412.95 million during the quarter.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Raymond James dropped their price objective on shares of Franco-Nevada from C$146.00 to C$138.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 7th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on Franco-Nevada from C$200.00 to C$195.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 6th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Franco-Nevada from C$182.00 to C$196.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Eight Capital increased their target price on Franco-Nevada from C$190.00 to C$200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, National Bankshares decreased their price target on Franco-Nevada from C$172.50 to C$170.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$186.50.

Franco-Nevada Stock Down 3.0 %

FNV opened at C$162.00 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of C$155.17 and a 200-day moving average of C$157.16. The company has a market capitalization of C$31.13 billion, a P/E ratio of -48.65, a P/E/G ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 0.63. Franco-Nevada has a fifty-two week low of C$139.19 and a fifty-two week high of C$217.70. 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 Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 14th were issued a $0.477 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 13th. This represents a $1.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.18%. This is a boost from Franco-Nevada’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.47. Franco-Nevada’s dividend payout ratio is -58.86%.

Insider Activity

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

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.