Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for FSM Q1 Earnings

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (NYSE:FSM) (TSE:FVI) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Fortuna Silver Mines in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 22nd. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sidibe anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.21 for the quarter. National Bank Financial has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Fortuna Silver Mines’ current full-year earnings is $0.51 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Fortuna Silver Mines’ FY2025 earnings at $0.70 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on FSM. CIBC cut shares of Fortuna Silver Mines from a “neutral” rating to a “sector underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Scotiabank lifted their target price on Fortuna Silver Mines from $6.00 to $7.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Cibc World Mkts lowered shares of Fortuna Silver Mines from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $7.00.

Fortuna Silver Mines Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of Fortuna Silver Mines stock opened at $6.14 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.94, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $5.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $5.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.88 billion, a PE ratio of 76.76 and a beta of 1.22. Fortuna Silver Mines has a twelve month low of $3.86 and a twelve month high of $6.78.

Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE:FSM) (TSE:FVI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by ($0.09). The business had revenue of $302.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $301.65 million. Fortuna Silver Mines had a net margin of 2.45% and a return on equity of 10.08%.

Institutional Trading of Fortuna Silver Mines

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Fortuna Silver Mines by 10.5% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,402,119 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $36,043,000 after purchasing an additional 796,364 shares during the last quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Fortuna Silver Mines by 17.1% in the fourth quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 8,340,195 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $35,779,000 after purchasing an additional 1,219,864 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of Fortuna Silver Mines by 40.3% in the 4th quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 7,542,803 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $32,359,000 after acquiring an additional 2,165,430 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in Fortuna Silver Mines by 15.3% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 5,038,830 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $21,625,000 after acquiring an additional 668,590 shares during the period. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its stake in Fortuna Silver Mines by 224.6% in the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 4,720,375 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $20,240,000 after purchasing an additional 3,266,096 shares in the last quarter. 33.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Fortuna Silver Mines

Fortuna Mining Corp. engages in the precious and base metal mining in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Mexico, Peru, and Côte d’Ivoire. It operates through Mansfield, Sanu, Sango, Cuzcatlan, Bateas, and Corporate segments. The company primarily explores for silver, lead, zinc, and gold. Its flagship project is the Séguéla gold mine, which consists of approximately 62,000 hectares and is located in the Worodougou Region of the Woroba District, Côte d’Ivoire.