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$114.66 0.44 (0.39%)
5/12/2008 4:00 PM

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. (FCX)

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Through its subsidiaries, the Company engages in the exploration, mining, and production of copper, gold, and silver. It also smelts and refines copper concentrates, and markets the refined copper products.

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Large Cap (467), Copper (23), Phoenix (7), S&P 500 (484), Arizona (9), Business Week 50 (50)
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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $114.66
Last Trade Time: 5/12/2008 4:00 PM
Open: $113.31
Previous Close: $114.22
Daily Range: $111.65 - $115.25
52-Week Range: $67.07 - $123.27
Volume: 7,419,234
Market Cap: $43.76B
P/E Ratio: 13.02
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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. (FCX)

Avatar Counterfeit399 (90.53) Submitted: 2/13/08 6:48 PM

For Freeport the numbers speak for themselves:

Trailing P/E = 12.5
Forward P/E = 9
PEG = 0.20
Next 5 Year Growth Estimate (per year) = 50.75%

These numbers show that when one buys FCX one is not only buying a value company but also a growth one as well. A forward P/E for 12 is cheap for any compa...More

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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. (FCX)

Avatar wcwhiner (99.16) Submitted: 5/15/07 12:31 PM

Here on FCX, I think materials are extended given the slowing-growth environment. Even the phrase "soft landing" still includes the word "landing". Since I've decided to start fading select five-star, large-constituency stocks, that's enough for me. A game-theoretic experiment, I guess.

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Avatar KipLargo (78.71) Submitted: 5/12/08 10:37 AM : Outperform Start Price: $112.90 FCX Score: 0.73

Can easily double in price and still be considered a value. I say this because it mines enough gold to be trading at a multiple with other gold producers like Yamana, Barrick, etc.

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Avatar swgsailor (21.91) Submitted: 5/11/08 10:35 PM : Outperform Start Price: $113.31 FCX Score: 0.32

Metals, especially Copper, gold, SILVER, and Platinum will do well over the next year or so especially.

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Avatar LEGMAKER (66.42) Submitted: 5/11/08 9:47 PM : Outperform Start Price: $113.31 FCX Score: 0.32

copper price on the rebound as inventories are drawing down again.

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Avatar EviLucius (84.57) Submitted: 5/11/08 8:50 PM : Outperform Start Price: $95.29 FCX Score: 15.86

Gotta love their growth. A very well managed company!

I'm hedging my bets on all the gold and mineral producers as strong performers in the next couple of years for the following reasons: 1) the economy is in shambles due to the real estate mess, 2) federal attempts at controlling the downward trend through lowering of bank interest rates leads to inflation which further, 3) drives down the value of the dollar, 4) increasing old prices predicted to top at $200 a barrel coupled with a weak dollar will drive the economy closer to recession, and finally 5) investors flock to commodities such as precious metals (i.e., gold, platinum, etc) when the market is influx and the dollar is weak. I predict though that Thompson Creek and Freeport-McMoRan Copper makes the strongest gains.

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 (FCX)

Avatar mpingel00 (99.30) Submitted: 5/10/08 3:46 PM : Outperform Start Price: $114.97 FCX Score: 0.15

Looking at a weekly chart of FCX, it looks like we have a cup and handle forming. A daily chart clearly shows the head and shoulders bottom, and an uptrend now. Buy FCX around its 50 day support, or with a 123.30 buy point.

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