Franco-Nevada Q1 EPS Lifted by Raymond James Financial

Franco-Nevada Corporation (NYSE:FNV) (TSE:FNV) – Analysts at Raymond James Financial boosted their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Franco-Nevada in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 4th. Raymond James Financial analyst B. Macarthur now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $1.37 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.35. Raymond James Financial currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $234.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Franco-Nevada’s current full-year earnings is $3.09 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Franco-Nevada’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.63 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on FNV. UBS Group upped their price objective on Franco-Nevada from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. HC Wainwright boosted their target price on Franco-Nevada from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Scotiabank boosted their target price on Franco-Nevada from $184.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Zacks Research raised Franco-Nevada from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Franco-Nevada from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $217.57.

Franco-Nevada Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of Franco-Nevada stock opened at $185.08 on Wednesday. Franco-Nevada has a 12-month low of $112.70 and a 12-month high of $225.63. The stock has a market cap of $35.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.40. The business’s 50 day moving average is $201.73 and its 200-day moving average is $179.37.

Franco-Nevada (NYSE:FNV) (TSE:FNV) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 3rd. The basic materials company reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.06. Franco-Nevada had a return on equity of 12.56% and a net margin of 58.82%.The company had revenue of $487.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $448.51 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.80 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 76.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Franco-Nevada Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 4th. Franco-Nevada’s dividend payout ratio is 31.87%.

Institutional Trading of Franco-Nevada

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Spire Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Franco-Nevada by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 475 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Franco-Nevada by 10.3% during the 1st quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 683 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $108,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its holdings in shares of Franco-Nevada by 19.6% during the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 433 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $97,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Financial Group grew its holdings in shares of Franco-Nevada by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 7,169 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,175,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kiker Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Franco-Nevada by 20.5% during the 2nd quarter. Kiker Wealth Management LLC now owns 471 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $77,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. 77.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.