Southern Copper (SCCO) Competitors $93.01 +1.03 (+1.12%) (As of 12/20/2024 04:33 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends SCCO vs. FCX, MTRN, SXC, GSM, CMP, BHP, RIO, VALE, CLF, and HBMShould you be buying Southern Copper stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Southern Copper include Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Materion (MTRN), SunCoke Energy (SXC), Ferroglobe (GSM), Compass Minerals International (CMP), BHP Group (BHP), Rio Tinto Group (RIO), Vale (VALE), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), and Hudbay Minerals (HBM). Southern Copper vs. Freeport-McMoRan Materion SunCoke Energy Ferroglobe Compass Minerals International BHP Group Rio Tinto Group Vale Cleveland-Cliffs Hudbay Minerals 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 businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FCX or SCCO? Freeport-McMoRan received 723 more outperform votes than Southern Copper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.27% of users gave Freeport-McMoRan an outperform vote while only 55.74% of users gave Southern Copper an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFreeport-McMoRanOutperform Votes111666.27% Underperform Votes56833.73% Southern CopperOutperform Votes39355.74% Underperform Votes31244.26% 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 0.8%. Southern Copper pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Freeport-McMoRan pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Southern Copper pays out 72.2% 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. Does the media refer more to FCX or SCCO? In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 7 more articles in the media than Southern Copper. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 7 mentions for Southern Copper. Freeport-McMoRan's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Southern Copper's score of 0.62 indicating that Freeport-McMoRan is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Freeport-McMoRan 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Southern Copper 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & 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$25.64B2.18$1.85B$1.3728.36Southern Copper$10.94B6.68$2.43B$3.8823.97 Do analysts recommend FCX or SCCO? Freeport-McMoRan presently has a consensus target price of $53.92, indicating a potential upside of 38.75%. Southern Copper has a consensus target price of $94.81, indicating a potential upside of 1.94%. Given Freeport-McMoRan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Southern Copper 4 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.78 Is FCX or SCCO more profitable? Southern Copper has a net margin of 27.67% compared to Freeport-McMoRan's net margin of 7.81%. Southern Copper's return on equity of 37.11% beat Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Freeport-McMoRan7.81% 7.40% 3.86% Southern Copper 27.67%37.11%17.38% Which has more volatility & risk, FCX or SCCO? Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern Copper has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFreeport-McMoRan beats Southern Copper on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get Southern Copper News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SCCO 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 SCCO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSouthern CopperMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$73.06B$6.86B$2.79B$19.18BDividend Yield3.04%4.14%5.22%3.58%P/E Ratio23.957.74111.6241.22Price / Sales6.6860.92780,141.6017.58Price / Cash23.9720.9224.1021.28Price / Book9.712.713.395.32Net Income$2.43B$574.20M$152.77M$989.67M7 Day Performance-6.99%-5.65%-2.90%-3.45%1 Month Performance-7.64%-9.56%1.40%-3.73%1 Year Performance8.14%4.83%17.62%12.06% Southern Copper Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SCCOSouthern Copper2.3458 of 5 stars$93.01+1.1%$94.81+1.9%+11.7%$73.06B$10.94B23.9515,810FCXFreeport-McMoRan4.604 of 5 stars$40.75-2.0%$53.92+32.3%-6.0%$58.55B$25.64B30.3627,200Dividend IncreaseOptions VolumeMTRNMaterion4.7734 of 5 stars$109.46-1.0%$152.00+38.9%-19.5%$2.27B$1.67B31.153,404Positive NewsSXCSunCoke Energy3.2454 of 5 stars$11.78-1.1%$13.00+10.4%+3.6%$990.58M$2.06B11.821,151Positive NewsGSMFerroglobe4.4857 of 5 stars$4.06-2.6%N/A-38.7%$760.98M$1.65B17.383,403CMPCompass Minerals International2.8322 of 5 stars$12.49-4.4%$31.00+148.2%-58.8%$517.70M$1.14B-3.191,981Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBHPBHP Group3.4893 of 5 stars$51.31-0.7%$68.00+32.5%-25.5%$130.11B$55.66B11.1690,000RIORio Tinto Group2.0706 of 5 stars$61.55-1.1%N/A-19.1%$77.11B$54.04B0.0057,000VALEVale4.8189 of 5 stars$9.21-0.5%$14.38+56.1%-41.4%$41.29B$41.78B4.2966,807Positive NewsCLFCleveland-Cliffs2.4095 of 5 stars$9.98-2.3%$17.39+74.2%-54.9%$4.93B$19.97B-10.2826,000Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHBMHudbay Minerals4.6152 of 5 stars$8.52-1.6%$11.17+31.1%+50.9%$3.36B$2.04B37.652,708Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FCX Alternatives MTRN Alternatives SXC Alternatives GSM Alternatives CMP Alternatives BHP Alternatives RIO Alternatives VALE Alternatives CLF Alternatives HBM Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:SCCO) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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