Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Competitors $29.14 -4.37 (-13.03%) Closing price 04/4/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.05 -0.09 (-0.32%) As of 04/4/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FCX vs. SCCO, MTRN, SXC, GSM, CMP, BHP, RIO, VALE, CLF, and MPShould you be buying Freeport-McMoRan stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Freeport-McMoRan include Southern Copper (SCCO), Materion (MTRN), SunCoke Energy (SXC), Ferroglobe (GSM), Compass Minerals International (CMP), BHP Group (BHP), Rio Tinto Group (RIO), Vale (VALE), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), and MP Materials (MP). Freeport-McMoRan vs. Southern Copper Materion SunCoke Energy Ferroglobe Compass Minerals International BHP Group Rio Tinto Group Vale Cleveland-Cliffs MP Materials Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) and Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FCX or SCCO? Freeport-McMoRan received 731 more outperform votes than Southern Copper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.18% of users gave Freeport-McMoRan an outperform vote while only 55.73% of users gave Southern Copper an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFreeport-McMoRanOutperform Votes112566.18% Underperform Votes57533.82% Southern CopperOutperform Votes39455.73% Underperform Votes31344.27% Do analysts prefer FCX or SCCO? Freeport-McMoRan currently has a consensus target price of $51.61, indicating a potential upside of 77.08%. Southern Copper has a consensus target price of $94.42, indicating a potential upside of 20.34%. Given Freeport-McMoRan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Freeport-McMoRan is more favorable than Southern Copper.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Freeport-McMoRan 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81Southern Copper 3 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86 Is FCX or SCCO more profitable? Southern Copper has a net margin of 29.53% compared to Freeport-McMoRan's net margin of 7.42%. Southern Copper's return on equity of 40.27% beat Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Freeport-McMoRan7.42% 7.50% 3.92% Southern Copper 29.53%40.27%19.12% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FCX or SCCO? 80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Southern Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Southern Copper shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FCX or SCCO? Southern Copper has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Freeport-McMoRan. Southern Copper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freeport-McMoRan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFreeport-McMoRan$25.46B1.65$1.89B$1.2922.59Southern Copper$11.43B5.46$3.38B$4.3218.16 Which has more risk and volatility, FCX or SCCO? Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern Copper has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to FCX or SCCO? In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 37 more articles in the media than Southern Copper. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 13 mentions for Southern Copper. Southern Copper's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Freeport-McMoRan's score of 0.87 indicating that Southern Copper is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Freeport-McMoRan 29 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Southern Copper 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is FCX or SCCO a better dividend stock? Freeport-McMoRan pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Southern Copper pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Freeport-McMoRan pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Southern Copper pays out 64.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SummaryFreeport-McMoRan beats Southern Copper on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Freeport-McMoRan News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FCX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FCX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFreeport-McMoRanMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$41.88B$5.88B$2.81B$17.79BDividend Yield0.79%3.50%5.15%3.79%P/E Ratio22.599.4673.7629.93Price / Sales1.6556.6423,259,756,323,215,800.0024.18Price / Cash12.7621.4824.3317.53Price / Book1.463.614.864.13Net Income$1.89B$605.28M$155.10M$1.02B7 Day Performance-24.03%-10.43%-5.33%-8.72%1 Month Performance-23.62%-8.49%-1.83%-10.81%1 Year Performance-41.10%-7.34%8.62%-5.33% Freeport-McMoRan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCXFreeport-McMoRan4.8885 of 5 stars$29.14-13.0%$51.61+77.1%-40.8%$41.88B$25.46B22.5925,600Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading VolumeSCCOSouthern Copper2.6167 of 5 stars$97.69-3.7%$94.42-3.3%-28.4%$77.78B$11.43B22.6114,700News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownMTRNMaterion3.9991 of 5 stars$86.82-0.4%$152.00+75.1%-41.3%$1.80B$1.68B299.373,720News CoverageGap DownSXCSunCoke Energy3.5182 of 5 stars$9.27-0.1%$13.00+40.3%-25.8%$781.52M$1.94B8.27890News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownGSMFerroglobe3.0854 of 5 stars$3.79-0.5%N/A-33.8%$712.08M$1.64B189.503,420News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownCMPCompass Minerals International1.8959 of 5 stars$9.66+1.0%$18.33+89.7%-35.8%$401.10M$1.08B-2.451,950Positive NewsGap DownBHPBHP Group4.0337 of 5 stars$49.84+0.4%$53.00+6.4%-27.1%$126.37B$53.60B11.3345,300Gap DownRIORio Tinto Group4.3927 of 5 stars$62.87+0.1%$73.00+16.1%-13.7%$78.78B$53.66B9.7553,700Analyst UpgradePositive NewsGap DownVALEVale4.3322 of 5 stars$10.14+0.5%$13.26+30.7%-23.7%$46.03B$38.06B7.0466,807Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownCLFCleveland-Cliffs2.6499 of 5 stars$9.15-2.7%$16.43+79.7%-69.2%$4.52B$19.19B-9.4326,000Gap DownMPMP Materials0.7188 of 5 stars$26.06-3.2%$23.61-9.4%+56.0%$4.26B$203.86M-44.16490Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Southern Copper Competitors Materion Competitors SunCoke Energy Competitors Ferroglobe Competitors Compass Minerals International Competitors BHP Group Competitors Rio Tinto Group Competitors Vale Competitors Cleveland-Cliffs Competitors MP Materials Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FCX) was last updated on 4/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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