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Fortescue Metals on Smartkarma

Fortescue Metals has recently been the subject of research by Smartkarma, an independent investment research network. David Blennerhassett, a top independent analyst, published a report on the company entitled “Fortescue: Twiggy’s Share Separation“. In the report, he suggests that there might be leakage of shares going forward, and that the shares are trading slightly above the five-year averages. He has a bearish outlook on the company, but not a strong conviction trade.

The report is in response to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) shareholder disclosure in the giant iron-ore miner earlier this year. This has sparked speculation, culminating in an announcement that Andrew Forrest, the company’s CEO, is separating from his wife after 31 years of marriage. While a private statement has assured that there will be no impact on the control of FMG, the rumour mill continues to churn.

A look at Fortescue Metals Smart Scores

Smart Score is a compound score for the Company indicating its overall outlook. It is derived by taking an equally weighted average of underlying Factor scores computed by Smartkarma

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. is a global company that explores and produces iron ore. According to the Smartkarma Smart Scores, Fortescue Metals has a long-term outlook that is promising. Its Value, Growth, and Resilience scores are all 3, which indicates that the company is doing well in these areas. Fortescue Metals also has a Momentum score of 4, which is above average, suggesting that the company is doing well in this area. Lastly, Fortescue Metals has a Dividend score of 5, which is the highest score possible, meaning that the company is doing very well in this area. Overall, Fortescue Metals looks to have a positive long-term outlook.

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