Barclays Maintains an 'Overweight' on Freeport-McMoRan (FCX); 3 Reasons The Grasberg Strike Is a Positive
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Rating Summary:
28 Buy, 7 Hold, 2 Sell
Rating Trend: = Flat
Today's Overall Ratings:
Up: 13 | Down: 14 | New: 11
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Barclays maintains an 'Overweight' on Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) price target of $63.00.
Barclays analyst says, "Over the past month, the #1 issue we've heard regarding FCX is the overhang from the ongoing strike and associated shutdown at the giant Grasberg operation (~30% of FCX's total EBITDA). Below (with more detail on the next page) are three reasons we think the strike is not a negative, but rather a buying opportunity given the current overhang on FCX shares stemming from the strike...1. This is an NAV story, and a labor disruption is not necessarily NAV dilutive; 2) 2. Supply-constraints are usually good for prices, and company-specific valuations are significantly more sensitive to price changes vs. volume changes; 3) 3. The potential cost-related impact to FCX's NAV is immaterial, in our view. Even if we (aggressively) assume ALL labor-related costs at Grasberg double for the life of the mine, our NAV estimate only declines ~5%."
For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on Freeport-McMoRan click here. For more ratings news on Freeport-McMoRan click here.
Shares of Freeport-McMoRan closed at $38.34 yesterday.
Barclays analyst says, "Over the past month, the #1 issue we've heard regarding FCX is the overhang from the ongoing strike and associated shutdown at the giant Grasberg operation (~30% of FCX's total EBITDA). Below (with more detail on the next page) are three reasons we think the strike is not a negative, but rather a buying opportunity given the current overhang on FCX shares stemming from the strike...1. This is an NAV story, and a labor disruption is not necessarily NAV dilutive; 2) 2. Supply-constraints are usually good for prices, and company-specific valuations are significantly more sensitive to price changes vs. volume changes; 3) 3. The potential cost-related impact to FCX's NAV is immaterial, in our view. Even if we (aggressively) assume ALL labor-related costs at Grasberg double for the life of the mine, our NAV estimate only declines ~5%."
For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on Freeport-McMoRan click here. For more ratings news on Freeport-McMoRan click here.
Shares of Freeport-McMoRan closed at $38.34 yesterday.
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