Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Freeport-McMoRan Inc shares valued at $1,758,736 were purchased by ADKERSON RICHARD C on Dec 15 ’25. At $47.73 per share, ADKERSON RICHARD C acquired 36,845 shares.
Also, Mikes Ellie L. sold 9,572 shares, netting a total of over 456,202 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $47.66 each, the insider now holds 38,761 shares.
Before that, Higgins Stephen T. had sold 28,423 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,363,900, the EVP & CAO traded Freeport-McMoRan Inc shares for $47.99 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 28,423 shares, worth approximately $6.31 million.
As published in a research note from Scotiabank on November 19, 2025, Freeport-McMoRan Inc [FCX] has been rated up from a Sector perform to a Sector outperform and the price target has been revised to $47. Analysts at Clarksons Platou upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid November. As of October 17, 2025, HSBC Securities has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for FCX. Earlier on October 08, 2025, Citigroup upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for FCX stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing FCX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Freeport-McMoRan Inc [NYSE: FCX] plunged -0.52% to $59.96. The stock’s lowest price that day was $58.7, but it reached a high of $60.495 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 10.72%. Over the course of the year, Freeport-McMoRan Inc shares have jumped approximately 53.14%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 77.55 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Freeport-McMoRan Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Freeport-McMoRan Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 9.86 million shares to 30.59 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 20.73 million shares. A jump of 32.24% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.05 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.05.
Which companies own the most shares of Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX)?
In terms of Freeport-McMoRan Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 50 in the next 12 months, down nearly -17.05% from the previous closing price of $60.28. Analysts anticipate Freeport-McMoRan Inc stock to reach 68 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 46. In spite of this, 19 analysts ranked Freeport-McMoRan Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On October 08, 2025, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $47.
