Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold – From $125 to $15 in 6 Months!
Posted on | December 3, 2008 | 9 Comments
Total liquidation is exactly what has happened to global stock markets. A great example of this is Freeport McMoran (FCX) which traded at $125 in May of this year and seemed to have a steady uptrend as earnings continued to grow. With the price of gold and copper rising as well, it was hard to imagine that FCX could take a major hit. Pullbacks were inevitable but no one saw an 87% drop in six months.
It was not totally unexpected that the market as a whole has taken a dive in the last year, but very few expected every single investment vehicle to plummet. There are very few times in the history of the United States that stocks, bonds, cds, interest rates and commodities are all declining sharply. Personally, I felt the commodities market would hold off much of the decline and it would be wise to invest in some of the commodities driven companies. Boy was I wrong! The commodity driven companies have been hit the hardest and none more so than FCX.
The most amazing thing about the decline is that earnings have not dissipated that much for the company. Freeport McMoran is now trading at a P/E ratio of 2.48! It is amazing that American companies are trading at a multiple this low. In the late 1990′s, tech stocks were trading at multiples of 100 and 200 and nothing was even considered unrealistic. Freeport McMoran is the largest holder of copper in the world and has a strong investment in gold; if the metal commodities do turn around, this stock has a chance to fly. I just feel bad for any of you that have held it for the last six months.
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December 4th, 2008 @ 1:46 pm
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