Stifel Canada Forecasts Increased Earnings for Franco-Nevada

Franco-Nevada Co. (TSE:FNV) (NYSE:FNV) – Stock analysts at Stifel Canada raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Franco-Nevada in a research note issued to investors on Monday, October 20th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Rico now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $7.17 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $6.37. The consensus estimate for Franco-Nevada’s current full-year earnings is $3.11 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Franco-Nevada’s FY2026 earnings at $8.61 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.95 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on FNV. CIBC boosted their price target on Franco-Nevada from C$315.00 to C$460.00 in a report on Friday, October 10th. Canaccord Genuity Group upgraded Franco-Nevada from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the stock from C$322.00 to C$350.00 in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on Franco-Nevada from C$255.00 to C$290.00 in a report on Friday, August 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Franco-Nevada currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$272.88.

Franco-Nevada Price Performance

Shares of TSE:FNV opened at C$265.19 on Thursday. Franco-Nevada has a 1 year low of C$157.70 and a 1 year high of C$314.53. The company has a market cap of C$51.10 billion, a PE ratio of 65.16, a P/E/G ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 0.76. The stock’s 50-day moving average is C$277.92 and its 200 day moving average is C$244.85.

Insider Activity

In other Franco-Nevada news, insider Sandip Rana sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$274.47, for a total transaction of C$1,646,844.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 57,483 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$15,777,588.94. This represents a 9.45% decrease in their position. Also, Director Boris De Vries sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$262.30, for a total value of C$524,598.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,770 shares in the company, valued at C$1,251,166.23. The trade was a 29.54% decrease in their position. In the last three months, insiders have sold 15,560 shares of company stock worth $4,228,233. Company insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

About Franco-Nevada

Franco-Nevada Corp is a precious-metals-focused royalty and investment company. The company owns a diversified portfolio of precious metals and royalty streams, which is actively managed to generate the bulk of its revenue from gold, silver, and platinum. The company does not operate mines, develop projects, or conduct exploration.