Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, global mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX +2.64%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Freeport and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Freeport facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Phoenix, Ariz. (1987) |
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Market Cap |
$28.0 billion |
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Industry |
Diversified metals and mining |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$18.0 billion |
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Management |
CEO Richard Adkerson CFO Kathleen Quirk |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
30.1% |
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Cash/Debt |
$9.6 billion/$10.1 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
4.2% |
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Competitors |
BHP Billiton Newmont Mining Southern Copper |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 5,998 members who have rated Freeport believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, timclaason, tapped Freeport as a particularly attractive long-term opportunity:
There's really no reason to believe FCX is going to have a price spike anytime soon. They're currently in a downward price trend, and most metal mining companies are in a similar trend.
I picked them to outperform because they look better on paper than many of their competitors -- net profit margin, PE/PEG, Price/Sales, and debt levels. I also expect the bottom to occur reasonably soon, since there's a limit to investors' bearishness with gold, silver, and copper.
I think that in the long term, FCX is a good buy in real life.
