FPMB GER Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. · Basic Materials · Copper

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Latest close 60.20 EUR
11.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 11.5%, after a 12.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 75 out of 100
Latest Close 60.20 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 11.5% latest completed week
4W Return 12.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 11.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 84.6% 44 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 35-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 11.5% Latest completed week; four-week move 12.4%. Indicator stack 92/44 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. News sentiment 53/100 24 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 11.5%, after a 12.4% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 2.4x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.6912-week average 0.69

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.69Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 12.4% over four weeks, 11.8% over 12 weeks, and 68.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 35 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W11.5%
4W12.4%
12W11.8%
26W17.1%
52W68.9%
Active trend streak35 weeks
Active weeks in one year44
Trend breadth84.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.35Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change8.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership19.32Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change33.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 85%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength50/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 51; rank 1 is best.
Value22/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Quality65/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 36; rank 1 is best.
Momentum88/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Growth62/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 39; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework41/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
31.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
10.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
1.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
28.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
25.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
6.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
19.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
1.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
17.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-52.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.7x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 24 relevant articles.

2 positive · 21 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-2.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.1%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.5%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-11.2%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week+11.5%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses7
Recent vol5.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split33/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.7% / -4.9%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

IndustryDE Copper
4-week rank1 / 1
Group average12.4%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD0.0%positive activity pressure
RS100.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

FPMB · GER12.4%
08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape73/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 73/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis61/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.69; 2 reversal markers Factors55/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 39 SVQF41/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 223.0 of 375 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 24 relevant articles.

Nucor, ASML Lead Five Stocks Near Buy Points Without This Big Risk Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202660.20 EUR11.5%53.49 EUR40.61 EUR-0.3519.3253.3KOn
31 Jul 202653.99 EUR-1.6%53.08 EUR40.46 EUR-0.6910.8029.4KOn
24 Jul 202654.87 EUR7.3%52.73 EUR40.35 EUR-0.7715.7439.2KOn
17 Jul 202651.16 EUR-4.5%52.36 EUR40.24 EUR-0.759.8013.1KOn
10 Jul 202653.58 EUR-0.6%52.06 EUR40.14 EUR-0.3814.4929.4KOn
3 Jul 202653.93 EUR-1.1%51.60 EUR40.02 EUR-0.2012.66548On
26 Jun 202654.53 EUR-7.3%51.09 EUR39.89 EUR-0.1719.645.2KOn
19 Jun 202658.84 EUR-0.3%50.51 EUR39.77 EUR-0.1728.364.3KOn
12 Jun 202659.00 EUR6.5%49.68 EUR39.61 EUR-0.3331.7312.7KOn
5 Jun 202655.41 EUR-1.9%48.87 EUR39.45 EUR-0.4124.2911.4KOn
29 May 202656.49 EUR5.5%48.16 EUR39.31 EUR-0.3925.9816.1KOn
22 May 202653.56 EUR-0.5%47.48 EUR39.16 EUR-0.4921.6135.1KOn
15 May 202653.84 EUR4.0%46.87 EUR39.02 EUR-0.4528.0644.3KOn
8 May 202651.77 EUR5.5%46.24 EUR38.87 EUR-0.3722.3234.6KOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context