Analysts Set Expectations for MTAL Q1 Earnings

Metals Acquisition Limited (NYSE:MTAL) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Metals Acquisition in a research report issued on Monday, February 24th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.34 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Metals Acquisition’s current full-year earnings is $0.16 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metals Acquisition’s FY2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.28 EPS.

Separately, Scotiabank reduced their target price on shares of Metals Acquisition from $16.00 to $14.50 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th.

Metals Acquisition Price Performance

Shares of MTAL opened at $10.63 on Thursday. Metals Acquisition has a 1-year low of $9.89 and a 1-year high of $15.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 0.84. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.72.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Barclays PLC increased its stake in shares of Metals Acquisition by 286.6% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 72,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,000,000 after acquiring an additional 53,567 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Metals Acquisition by 28.7% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 698,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,680,000 after purchasing an additional 156,022 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning bought a new stake in shares of Metals Acquisition during the 3rd quarter worth $190,000. FMR LLC bought a new stake in Metals Acquisition in the 3rd quarter valued at about $107,000. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in shares of Metals Acquisition by 799.1% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 909,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,598,000 after purchasing an additional 808,418 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.47% of the company’s stock.

Metals Acquisition Company Profile

Metals Acquisition Limited focuses on mining and production of copper and silver. It operates the CSA copper mine in Cobar, Australia. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is headquartered in Saint Helier, Jersey.