shares of freeportmcmoran inc fcx fell 18 in premarket trading thursday after the mining company reported thirdquarter net profit that soared more than fourfold while revenue came up short of expectations as realized copper prices soared but gold prices fell net income climbed to 140 billion or 94 cents a share from 329 million or 22 cents a share in the yearago period excluding nonrecurring items adjusted earnings per share came to 89 cents above the factset consensus of 81 cents revenue grew 580 to 608 billion just short of the factset consensus of 613 billion as cost of sales increased 238 to 355 billion the average realized price per pound of copper rose 395 to 420 the average realized price per ounce for gold fell 76 to 176 billion and the average realized price per pound for molybdenum jumped 1016 to 1861 the stock has rallied 124 over the past three months while the sp 500 spx has gained 41