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Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Materials Companies: Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Gerdau SA (GGB) and RPM International (RPM)

Tipranks - Tipranks - Fri Apr 3, 7:46AM CDT

Companies in the Materials sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Gerdau SA (GGB) and RPM International (RPM).

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Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)

In a report released today, Chris LaFemina from Jefferies reiterated a Buy rating on Freeport-McMoRan, with a price target of $76.00. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $61.20.

According to TipRanks.com, LaFemina is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 13.4% and a 54.5% success rate. LaFemina covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Alpha Metallurgical Resources, First Quantum Minerals, and Rio Tinto Limited. ;'>

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Freeport-McMoRan with a $68.64 average price target, which is a 13.0% upside from current levels. In a report issued on March 19, TipRanks – Anthropic also upgraded the stock to Buy with a $64.00 price target.

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Gerdau SA (GGB)

UBS analyst Caio Greiner maintained a Buy rating on Gerdau SA today and set a price target of $4.60. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $3.79.

According to TipRanks.com, Greiner is ranked #5585 out of 12128 analysts.

Gerdau SA has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $4.60, which is a 22.0% upside from current levels. In a report released yesterday, Itau Unibanco also upgraded the stock to Buy with a $4.60 price target.

RPM International (RPM)

UBS analyst Joshua Spector maintained a Hold rating on RPM International today and set a price target of $108.00. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $100.63.

According to TipRanks.com, Spector is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 2.7% and a 52.1% success rate. Spector covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as International Flavors & Fragrances, Air Products and Chemicals, and Sherwin-Williams Company. ;'>

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for RPM International with a $125.09 average price target.

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