Analysts Issue Forecasts for Nexa Resources FY2026 Earnings

Nexa Resources S.A. (NYSE:NEXA) – Equities research analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Nexa Resources in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Scotiabank analyst O. Wowkodaw expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.76 for the year. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Underperform” rating and a $7.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nexa Resources’ current full-year earnings is ($0.08) per share.

Separately, Morgan Stanley raised Nexa Resources from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $7.50 to $7.80 in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $7.56.

Nexa Resources Stock Performance

Shares of NEXA opened at $6.92 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39. The company has a market capitalization of $916.48 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.58 and a beta of 1.48. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $7.89 and a 200 day moving average of $7.38. Nexa Resources has a 12 month low of $5.10 and a 12 month high of $9.61.

Institutional Trading of Nexa Resources

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Nexa Resources stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake in Nexa Resources S.A. (NYSE:NEXA) by 3.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 341,792 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,092 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC owned approximately 0.26% of Nexa Resources worth $2,611,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Nexa Resources Company Profile

Nexa Resources SA, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the zinc mining and smelting business worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Mining and Smelting. It produces zinc, zamac, zinc oxide, and zincal, as well as by-products, such as copper, lead, silver, gold, copper sulfate, sulfuric acid, copper cementum, silver concentrate, slag aggregates, and cadmium/sponge deposits.