On September 14, Freeport-McMoRan declined 3.07% in pre-market trading, trading at $68.855/share, with turnover of $496,600. The stock continues to slide from recent highs as the copper sector faces sustained headwinds from unresolved U.S. tariff policy and a fresh analyst downgrade.

The White House has yet to decide whether to impose tariffs on refined copper, despite the Commerce Department having submitted its review ahead of a June 30 deadline. Officials are weighing competing priorities: tariffs could incentivize domestic mining and smelting investment, but would also raise manufacturing costs ahead of November midterm elections. The policy vacuum had previously fueled a massive arbitrage-driven copper flow into the U.S., pushing LME copper to a record above $14,700/ton, but the latest signal that tariffs are not imminent triggered a sharp reversal in copper prices and mining stocks last week.

Adding to the pressure, Bernstein lowered its target price on Freeport-McMoRan to $47 from $50, maintaining a Market Perform rating — well below the consensus mean target of $73.86. The broader copper sector is trading lower, with Southern Copper down 2.84%, Ero Copper down 3.27%, and TREKOR METALS down 4.67%.

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