On July 31, Freeport-McMoRan declined 3.17% in regular trading, trading at $61.355/share, with turnover of $126 million. The decline came as the copper sector resumed broad-based weakness following a brief rebound the prior session.

The sell-off reflects continued profit-taking pressure following the company's Q2 earnings release on July 23. Despite strong results — adjusted EPS of $0.74 beating the $0.59 consensus by over 25%, revenue of $7.03 billion exceeding the $6.76 billion estimate, and net income rising 27% year-over-year — the stock has struggled to sustain gains post-report. The stock rebounded 3.65% on July 30 but immediately gave back those gains, highlighting persistent bull-bear tension.

Within the Copper sector, TREKOR METALS fell 6.57%, Southern Copper Corp fell 2.89%, and Ero Copper fell 2.81%, reflecting broad sector weakness. Analysts maintain an average overweight rating with a mean price target of $73.47, implying approximately 18% upside from current levels.

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