FSM FY2026 EPS Estimate Increased by National Bank Financial

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (NYSE:FSM) (TSE:FVI) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial raised their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Fortuna Silver Mines in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 12th. National Bank Financial analyst D. Demarco now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.58 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.53. 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’ FY2027 earnings at $0.39 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. CIBC lowered Fortuna Silver Mines from a “neutral” rating to a “sector underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Cibc World Mkts lowered Fortuna Silver Mines from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Scotiabank cut their price objective on Fortuna Silver Mines from $6.75 to $6.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th.

Fortuna Silver Mines Price Performance

Fortuna Silver Mines stock opened at $5.44 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $4.70 and its 200 day moving average is $4.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.94 and a quick ratio of 1.37. The firm has a market cap of $1.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.95 and a beta of 1.50. Fortuna Silver Mines has a one year low of $3.23 and a one year high of $6.36.

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 company had revenue of $302.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $301.65 million. Fortuna Silver Mines had a return on equity of 10.08% and a net margin of 2.45%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fortuna Silver Mines

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new position in Fortuna Silver Mines in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. acquired a new position in Fortuna Silver Mines in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Fortuna Silver Mines in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Bank of Nova Scotia acquired a new position in Fortuna Silver Mines in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its stake in Fortuna Silver Mines by 24.4% in the fourth quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 12,440 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 2,440 shares during the period. 33.80% of the stock is 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.