Brokers Set Expectations for Franco-Nevada FY2026 Earnings

Franco-Nevada Corporation (NYSE:FNV) (TSE:FNV) – Stock analysts at HC Wainwright issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Franco-Nevada in a report released on Thursday, March 12th. HC Wainwright analyst H. Ihle anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $4.72 per share for the year. HC Wainwright has a “Buy” rating and a $305.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Franco-Nevada’s current full-year earnings is $3.09 per share.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on FNV. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $310.00 price objective on shares of Franco-Nevada in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $228.00 target price on shares of Franco-Nevada in a report on Sunday, December 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Franco-Nevada from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Franco-Nevada from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded shares of Franco-Nevada from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $225.00 to $250.00 in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $257.25.

Franco-Nevada Stock Up 0.8%

NYSE FNV opened at $253.87 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $48.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.07, a P/E/G ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.45. Franco-Nevada has a 52-week low of $140.03 and a 52-week high of $285.67. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $251.58 and its 200 day moving average price is $220.27.

Franco-Nevada (NYSE:FNV) (TSE:FNV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The basic materials company reported $1.85 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.18. Franco-Nevada had a net margin of 61.01% and a return on equity of 15.62%. The company had revenue of $597.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $542.02 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.95 earnings per share. Franco-Nevada’s quarterly revenue was up 86.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Franco-Nevada

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FNV. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Franco-Nevada in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $80,000. Sankala Group LLC acquired a new position in Franco-Nevada during the fourth quarter worth $213,000. Tobam raised its position in Franco-Nevada by 2,760.5% in the fourth quarter. Tobam now owns 1,087 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $225,000 after acquiring an additional 1,049 shares in the last quarter. Banque Transatlantique SA purchased a new position in Franco-Nevada in the fourth quarter worth $78,000. Finally, DGS Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Franco-Nevada in the fourth quarter valued at $257,000. 77.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Franco-Nevada Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 12th will be given a dividend of $0.44 per share. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 12th. This is a positive change from Franco-Nevada’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. Franco-Nevada’s payout ratio is presently 30.56%.

Franco-Nevada Company Profile

Franco-Nevada Corporation is a Toronto-based royalty and streaming company that specializes in securing and managing long-term interests in mining properties. The firm focuses primarily on precious metals, particularly gold, while also holding interests related to silver, copper, platinum-group metals and select base metals. Rather than operating mines directly, Franco-Nevada acquires royalty and streaming agreements that entitle it to a percentage of production or revenue from producing and developing assets in exchange for upfront or staged financing.

The company’s business model centers on providing capital to mining companies in return for a sustained share of production or metal revenue, which can reduce exposure to operating and capital cost risks typical of mine operators.