Assessing Fortuna Mining (TSX:FVI) After Diamba Sud Drilling Results and Expanding Mineralization Potential

Fortuna Mining (TSX:FVI) just reported fresh exploration drilling results from the Southern Arc deposit at its Diamba Sud Gold Project in Senegal, confirming expanded mineralization that moves the project closer to a full resource update.

See our latest analysis for Fortuna Mining.

That optimism is showing up in the tape, with a roughly 15% one-month share price return and a year-to-date share price gain of around 105%, suggesting momentum is building rather than fading, backed by a three-year total shareholder return near 168%.

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With the share price already near analyst targets after a powerful run, the key question now is simple: is Fortuna Mining still trading below its true potential, or are investors already paying up for tomorrow’s growth?

Most Popular Narrative: 6.1% Overvalued

With Fortuna Mining’s last close above the narrative fair value of CA$12.71, the story now hinges on whether earnings and margins can truly keep up.

Analysts expect earnings to reach $235.3 million (and earnings per share of $0.72) by about September 2028, up from $171.2 million today. The analysts are largely in agreement about this estimate.

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Curious how shrinking revenues can still support rising earnings, fatter margins, and a lower future earnings multiple than the wider sector, all at once? The narrative leans on a specific blend of cost cuts, asset mix and valuation reset to bridge that gap, but the exact trade offs only become clear when you see the full set of forecast assumptions laid out together.

Result: Fair Value of $12.71 (OVERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, concentrated exposure to a handful of higher cost assets, along with potential permitting or project delays, could quickly undermine those upbeat margin and growth assumptions.

Find out about the key risks to this Fortuna Mining narrative.

Another Lens on Value

On earnings, Fortuna looks far cheaper than peers, trading on a price to earnings ratio of 11.5x versus 20.9x for the Canadian metals and mining group and a 19x fair ratio. If sentiment shifts toward these benchmarks, is today’s multiple underestimating future upside or just pricing in real risk?

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

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