Analysts Offer Predictions for Franco-Nevada FY2025 Earnings

Franco-Nevada Co. (NYSE:FNV) (TSE:FNV) – Stock analysts at Scotiabank lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Franco-Nevada in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 19th. Scotiabank analyst T. Jakusconek now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $3.98 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $3.95. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Perform” rating and a $150.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Franco-Nevada’s current full-year earnings is $3.09 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Franco-Nevada’s FY2026 earnings at $4.55 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James boosted their price objective on Franco-Nevada from $160.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Franco-Nevada from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. TD Securities downgraded shares of Franco-Nevada from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $152.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Franco-Nevada from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Franco-Nevada from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $153.63.

Franco-Nevada Stock Performance

Franco-Nevada stock opened at $155.55 on Friday. Franco-Nevada has a 52 week low of $112.70 and a 52 week high of $156.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.95 billion, a P/E ratio of -49.22, a PEG ratio of 9.78 and a beta of 0.73. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $139.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $128.98.

Franco-Nevada (NYSE:FNV) (TSE:FNV) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 10th. The basic materials company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $321.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $304.33 million. Franco-Nevada had a positive return on equity of 10.55% and a negative net margin of 55.28%. Franco-Nevada’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.90 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Franco-Nevada

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FNV. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Franco-Nevada during the fourth quarter valued at $47,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Franco-Nevada during the fourth quarter valued at about $49,000. Point72 DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Franco-Nevada during the third quarter valued at about $52,000. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Franco-Nevada by 25.8% during the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 453 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the period. Finally, Erste Asset Management GmbH acquired a new position in shares of Franco-Nevada during the third quarter valued at about $55,000. Institutional investors own 77.06% of the company’s stock.

Franco-Nevada Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 13th will be paid a $0.38 dividend. This is a boost from Franco-Nevada’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 13th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.98%. Franco-Nevada’s payout ratio is currently 53.15%.

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.