Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX): Today's Featured Metals & Mining Laggard
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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
(
) pushed the Metals & Mining industry lower today making it today's featured Metals & Mining laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.1%. By the end of trading, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold fell $0.37 (-1.3%) to $28.56 on light volume. Throughout the day, 8,957,131 shares of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 17,493,100 shares. The stock ranged in price between $28.46-$28.90 after having opened the day at $28.83 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $28.93. Other companies within the Metals & Mining industry that declined today were:
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), down 19.7%,
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), down 14.9%,
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), down 11.5% and
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), down 7.7%.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. engages in the exploration of mineral resource properties. The company primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, cobalt, silver, and other metals, such as rhenium and magnetite. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold has a market cap of $27.4 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are down 15.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 11 analysts that rate Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its attractive valuation levels and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, generally higher debt management risk and poor profit margins.
- You can view the full Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Ratings Report.
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), up 51.1%,
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), up 28.2%,
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), up 24.4% and
Timberline Resources Corporation
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), up 12.6% , were all gainers within the metals & mining industry with
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) being today's featured metals & mining industry leader.
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