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Freeport-McMoRan Falls as Copper Names Slide and Earlier Grasberg Guidance Cut Still Hangs Over Shares

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) is down 7.1% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver appears to be a broad selloff in copper-linked equities rather than a fresh company-specific announcement. Freeport remains highly sensitive to copper prices, and the stock is also still dealing with the aftereffects of its April production outlook cut tied to a slower ramp at Grasberg, which can amplify downside moves when sector sentiment weakens.

Details:

  • FCX was trading near $64.31 on June 23, 2026, down about 7.1% from the prior close, while the copper-miner ETF COPX was also sharply lower on the day.
  • The copper fund CPER was down roughly 3.4% intraday, pointing to pressure across the copper complex and supporting the view that macro commodity sentiment was a major factor.
  • Freeport’s investor page did not show a new company news release after April 23, 2026, suggesting there was no obvious fresh corporate catalyst released today.
  • In first-quarter 2026 results, Freeport said first-quarter copper production fell to 662 million pounds from 868 million pounds a year earlier, and it flagged higher energy, sulfur and sulfuric acid costs plus operational issues at PTFI. That backdrop could be making investors quicker to sell the stock on a weak copper day.
  • Sources:

    Freeport-McMoRan, SEC, OpenAI Finance

    Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

    $FCX Insider Trading Activity

    FCX Insider Trades

    $FCX insiders have traded $FCX stock on the open market 7 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 7 have been sales.

    Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $FCX stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

    • RICHARD C ADKERSON (Chairman of the Board) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 400,991 shares for an estimated $25,464,329.
    • DOUGLAS N. II CURRAULT (EVP & General Counsel) sold 75,000 shares for an estimated $4,838,812
    • MAREE E. ROBERTSON (EVP & CFO) sold 48,500 shares for an estimated $2,985,175
    • STEPHEN T. HIGGINS (EVP & CAO) sold 29,654 shares for an estimated $1,868,202
    • ELLIE L. MIKES (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 11,000 shares for an estimated $682,345

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    $FCX Hedge Fund Activity

    We have seen 1,020 institutional investors add shares of $FCX stock to their portfolio, and 764 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

    Here are some of the largest recent moves:

    • WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 18,192,535 shares (-58.1%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,035,882,942
    • BLACKROCK, INC. added 17,446,139 shares (+16.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $993,383,154
    • ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP removed 8,731,138 shares (-43.7%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $497,150,997
    • MORGAN STANLEY removed 8,034,589 shares (-23.5%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $457,489,497
    • BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added 7,044,775 shares (+20.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $401,129,488
    • JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 6,454,805 shares (-42.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $327,839,545
    • D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. added 6,412,071 shares (+99.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $325,669,086

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    $FCX Congressional Stock Trading

    Members of Congress have traded $FCX stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.

    Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $FCX stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

    To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.

    $FCX Analyst Ratings

    Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $FCX in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

    Here are some recent analyst ratings:

    • Argus Research issued a "Buy" rating on 02/13/2026
    • Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 01/12/2026

    To track analyst ratings and price targets for $FCX, check out Quiver Quantitative's $FCX forecast page.

    $FCX Price Targets

    Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $FCX recently. We have seen 9 analysts offer price targets for $FCX in the last 6 months, with a median target of $75.0.

    Here are some recent targets:

    • Orest Wowkodaw from Scotiabank set a target price of $77.0 on 06/15/2026
    • Bob Brackett from Bernstein set a target price of $58.5 on 06/10/2026
    • Richard Garchitorena from Barclays set a target price of $77.0 on 05/22/2026
    • Daniel Major from UBS set a target price of $75.0 on 05/21/2026
    • Alexander Hacking from Citigroup set a target price of $66.0 on 05/04/2026
    • Carlos De Alba from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $66.0 on 04/24/2026
    • Timna Tanners from Wells Fargo set a target price of $77.0 on 04/15/2026

    This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.

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