Raymond James Has Positive View of Franco-Nevada Q1 Earnings

Franco-Nevada Co. (TSE:FNV) (NYSE:FNV) – Equities research analysts at Raymond James increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Franco-Nevada in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 19th. Raymond James analyst B. Macarthur now expects that the company will earn $1.35 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.18. The consensus estimate for Franco-Nevada’s current full-year earnings is $3.11 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Franco-Nevada’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $5.40 EPS.

FNV has been the subject of a number of other reports. CIBC upped their price target on Franco-Nevada from C$235.00 to C$245.00 in a report on Monday, December 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Franco-Nevada from C$200.00 to C$215.00 in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price target on shares of Franco-Nevada from C$198.00 to C$190.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of Franco-Nevada to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$190.80.

Franco-Nevada Price Performance

TSE FNV opened at C$168.86 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$32.49 billion, a PE ratio of -40.30, a P/E/G ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 0.68. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of C$173.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$169.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 23.26 and a current ratio of 29.11. Franco-Nevada has a twelve month low of C$140.59 and a twelve month high of C$191.17.

Franco-Nevada Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 5th were paid a $0.487 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 5th. This represents a $1.95 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.15%. Franco-Nevada’s payout ratio is currently -46.30%.

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.