Stifel Canada Comments on OTCMKTS:FQVLF Q1 Earnings

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (OTCMKTS:FQVLF) – Research analysts at Stifel Canada issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for First Quantum Minerals in a report released on Tuesday, April 1st. Stifel Canada analyst R. Profiti forecasts that the basic materials company will earn ($0.07) per share for the quarter. Stifel Canada has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for First Quantum Minerals’ current full-year earnings is $0.03 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for First Quantum Minerals’ Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.06 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $1.07 EPS.

First Quantum Minerals (OTCMKTS:FQVLF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The basic materials company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by ($0.01). First Quantum Minerals had a net margin of 0.04% and a negative return on equity of 0.15%.

FQVLF has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Desjardins started coverage on First Quantum Minerals in a report on Friday. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Canaccord Genuity Group cut shares of First Quantum Minerals from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

First Quantum Minerals Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:FQVLF opened at $11.21 on Thursday. First Quantum Minerals has a fifty-two week low of $10.23 and a fifty-two week high of $16.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 2.08. The company has a fifty day moving average of $13.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $13.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.35 billion, a PE ratio of -560.50 and a beta of 1.32.

First Quantum Minerals Company Profile

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of mineral properties. It primarily explores for copper, nickel, pyrite, silver, gold, and zinc ores, as well as produces acid. The company has operating mines located in Zambia, Panama, Finland, Turkey, Spain, Australia, and Mauritania, as well as a development project in Zambia.