Capstone Copper FY2025 EPS Forecast Decreased by Scotiabank

Capstone Copper Corp. (TSE:CS) – Analysts at Scotiabank cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for Capstone Copper in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 8th. Scotiabank analyst O. Wowkodaw now expects that the mining company will post earnings of $0.22 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.95. Scotiabank currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $13.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Capstone Copper’s current full-year earnings is $0.85 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Capstone Copper’s FY2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS.

Capstone Copper (TSE:CS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The mining company reported C$0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.11 by C($0.07). The firm had revenue of C$572.14 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$612.00 million. Capstone Copper had a negative net margin of 1.47% and a negative return on equity of 1.24%.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on CS. Citigroup raised Capstone Copper to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. National Bankshares raised their price objective on Capstone Copper from C$12.75 to C$13.75 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. TD Securities raised their target price on shares of Capstone Copper from C$12.00 to C$13.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. CIBC increased their target price on shares of Capstone Copper from C$12.00 to C$12.50 in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price target on Capstone Copper from C$14.00 to C$12.50 in a research report on Monday, November 25th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$12.77.

Capstone Copper Stock Up 4.9 %

Shares of TSE CS opened at C$9.23 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of C$9.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$9.56. The company has a market capitalization of C$6.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.09 and a beta of 2.14. Capstone Copper has a 1 year low of C$5.97 and a 1 year high of C$11.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 40.10, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.98.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Darren Murvin Pylot sold 500,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$10.50, for a total value of C$5,249,450.00. Also, Director John Mackenzie sold 49,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$9.65, for a total value of C$473,075.40. Insiders have sold 843,250 shares of company stock worth $8,656,280 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 15.37% of the company’s stock.

About Capstone Copper

Capstone Copper Corp. operates as a copper mining company in the United States, Chile, and Mexico. It primarily explores for copper, silver, zinc, and other metals. The company owns 100% interests in Pinto Valley copper mine located in the Arizona, the United States; Mantos Blancos copper-silver mine located in the Region of Antofagasta, Chile; Santo Domingo copper-iron-gold-cobalt project located in the Atacama region, Chile; and Cozamin copper-silver mine located in the Zacatecas, Mexico.