SCCO vs. FCX, MTRN, SXC, GSM, CMP, BHP, RIO, VALE, CLF, and MP
Should 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 MP Materials (MP).
Southern Copper vs.
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) and Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation.
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.
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 2.9%. 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.
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.
Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern Copper has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Freeport-McMoRan currently has a consensus price target of $51.46, indicating a potential upside of 32.12%. Southern Copper has a consensus price target of $94.81, indicating a potential downside of 2.93%. Given Freeport-McMoRan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Freeport-McMoRan is more favorable than Southern Copper.
In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 15 more articles in the media than Southern Copper. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 14 mentions for Southern Copper. Freeport-McMoRan's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Southern Copper's score of 1.04 indicating that Freeport-McMoRan is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Freeport-McMoRan received 725 more outperform votes than Southern Copper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.08% of users gave Freeport-McMoRan an outperform vote while only 55.74% of users gave Southern Copper an outperform vote.
80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Southern Copper shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Southern Copper shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Freeport-McMoRan beats Southern Copper on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
Southern Copper Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (NYSE:SCCO) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
