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    Why Ero Copper (TSX:ERO) Is Up 5.7% After Cluster Of Brokerage Upgrades And Sentiment Shift

    Simply Wall St·01/05/2026 10:20:51
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    • Recently, Ero Copper drew attention after Freedom Capital upgraded its view and several brokerages, including Stifel Nicolaus, Scotiabank, CIBC World Markets, National Bank Financial, and Ventum Capital Markets, shifted to more positive or neutral stances on the miner.
    • This cluster of upgraded opinions has sharpened focus on how analyst sentiment may influence Ero Copper's role within the TSX Smallcap and S&P/TSX Composite indices.
    • Next, we’ll examine how this wave of brokerage upgrades, especially Freedom Capital’s stronger stance, could reshape Ero Copper’s investment narrative.

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    Ero Copper Investment Narrative Recap

    To own Ero Copper, you need to be comfortable with a focused Brazilian copper and gold producer that is investing heavily in growth while managing execution and cost risks at assets like Tucumã and Caraíba. The recent wave of brokerage upgrades, including Freedom Capital’s stronger stance, may support sentiment in the short term but does not materially change the key near term catalyst of delivering against current production guidance, or the risk that further guidance revisions could hurt confidence.

    Against this backdrop, Tucumã’s declaration of commercial production in July 2025 stands out as the most relevant recent development, because it ties directly into both growth expectations and execution risk. With June throughput already above 75% of design and recoveries and concentrate grades meeting internal targets, Tucumã’s ramp up is central to whether Ero can hit its 2025 copper guidance and avoid another reset that might further test market trust.

    Yet behind the optimism around Tucumã’s ramp up, investors should also be aware of the company’s history of revising production guidance...

    Read the full narrative on Ero Copper (it's free!)

    Ero Copper's narrative projects $996.0 million revenue and $298.7 million earnings by 2028. This requires 22.9% yearly revenue growth and a $156.0 million earnings increase from $142.7 million today.

    Uncover how Ero Copper's forecasts yield a CA$37.43 fair value, a 6% downside to its current price.

    Exploring Other Perspectives

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    Six members of the Simply Wall St Community currently see Ero Copper’s fair value anywhere between CA$20.76 and CA$67.33, underlining very different expectations. Against that backdrop, the company’s reliance on meeting its latest production guidance places real weight on how each of those scenarios might play out for future performance.

    Explore 6 other fair value estimates on Ero Copper - why the stock might be worth 48% less than the current price!

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    This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.