National Bank Financial Forecasts Franco-Nevada Q1 Earnings

Franco-Nevada Co. (NYSE:FNV) (TSE:FNV) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Franco-Nevada in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 11th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $1.10 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Franco-Nevada’s current full-year earnings is $3.09 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Franco-Nevada’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.26 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.80 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.38 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on FNV. TD Securities cut 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. Raymond James lifted their price target on shares of Franco-Nevada from $160.00 to $162.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Franco-Nevada from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Franco-Nevada from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, HC Wainwright raised their price objective on shares of Franco-Nevada from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $153.63.

Franco-Nevada Price Performance

Shares of NYSE FNV opened at $153.45 on Friday. Franco-Nevada has a 1 year low of $112.70 and a 1 year high of $153.84. The stock has a market cap of $29.55 billion, a P/E ratio of -48.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.78 and a beta of 0.73. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $136.05 and a 200 day moving average of $127.90.

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

Institutional Trading of Franco-Nevada

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Franco-Nevada by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,892 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $458,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the period. Harbour Investments Inc. grew its stake in shares of Franco-Nevada by 25.8% in the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 453 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 93 shares during the period. Mutual Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Franco-Nevada by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 2,477 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $309,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the period. Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Franco-Nevada by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC now owns 3,755 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $441,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Huntington National Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Franco-Nevada by 7.4% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,486 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $185,000 after buying an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. 77.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Franco-Nevada Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 13th will be paid a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 13th. This is a positive change from Franco-Nevada’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.99%. 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.