Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) Competitors $38.78 -0.36 (-0.92%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SQM vs. CCJ, TECK, SUM, KNF, NXE, HBM, MP, AESI, NGD, and EROShould you be buying Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile include Cameco (CCJ), Teck Resources (TECK), Summit Materials (SUM), Knife River (KNF), NexGen Energy (NXE), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), MP Materials (MP), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), New Gold (NGD), and Ero Copper (ERO). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile vs. Cameco Teck Resources Summit Materials Knife River NexGen Energy Hudbay Minerals MP Materials Atlas Energy Solutions New Gold Ero Copper Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM) and Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor SQM or CCJ? In the previous week, Cameco had 17 more articles in the media than Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Cameco and 16 mentions for Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's score of 0.80 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cameco 17 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SQM or CCJ a better dividend stock? Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Cameco pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile pays out 418.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cameco pays out 57.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Is SQM or CCJ more profitable? Cameco has a net margin of 4.15% compared to Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's net margin of 0.48%. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's return on equity of 23.15% beat Cameco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile0.48% 23.15% 10.43% Cameco 4.15%3.33%2.15% Does the MarketBeat Community favor SQM or CCJ? Cameco received 152 more outperform votes than Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.12% of users gave Cameco an outperform vote while only 56.15% of users gave Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSociedad Química y Minera de ChileOutperform Votes37056.15% Underperform Votes28943.85% CamecoOutperform Votes52263.12% Underperform Votes30536.88% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SQM or CCJ? Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has higher revenue and earnings than Cameco. Cameco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSociedad Química y Minera de Chile$5.53B2.00$923.19M$0.11352.55Cameco$2.80B8.97$267.32M$0.19303.21 Do analysts rate SQM or CCJ? Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile presently has a consensus price target of $48.69, indicating a potential upside of 25.55%. Cameco has a consensus price target of $66.56, indicating a potential upside of 15.53%. Given Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile is more favorable than Cameco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Cameco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.29 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SQM or CCJ? 12.4% of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of Cameco shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cameco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, SQM or CCJ? Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cameco has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCameco beats Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Colonial MetalsTrump’s IRS Hands Massive ‘Victory Gift’ To 401K OwnersTrump quietly left open an "off the books" wealth-protection loophole hidden in the 6,871 pages of the IRS Tax Code… And since then… "In the know" patriots have quietly used this same "Trump revenge loophole" to shield their life savings from Bidenomics…Get Your Free Gold Guide Get Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SQM 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 SQM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSociedad Química y Minera de ChileMining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.08B$6.42B$2.84B$19.87BDividend Yield1.23%1.03%5.25%3.54%P/E Ratio352.5558.00117.1942.87Price / Sales2.0020.85586,876.4418.11Price / Cash5.4118.3723.4617.86Price / Book2.474.283.485.52Net Income$923.19M$260.20M$151.06M$986.45M7 Day Performance1.04%-1.66%0.46%-0.22%1 Month Performance-0.82%-3.83%-5.55%0.12%1 Year Performance-26.19%10.01%27.69%23.71% Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SQMSociedad Química y Minera de Chile2.3681 of 5 stars$38.78-0.9%$48.69+25.5%-26.2%$11.18B$7.47B352.557,682News CoverageCCJCameco4.1168 of 5 stars$57.61+0.3%$66.56+15.5%+27.0%$25.07B$2.80B303.212,100Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionTECKTeck Resources4.6969 of 5 stars$46.65-1.0%$65.29+39.9%+28.3%$23.71B$11.12B70.6812,600Dividend CutAnalyst RevisionSUMSummit Materials3.8972 of 5 stars$48.41+0.0%$50.38+4.1%+43.2%$8.50B$2.62B59.045,300Analyst DowngradePositive NewsKNFKnife River2.8624 of 5 stars$98.30+0.7%$93.67-4.7%+71.9%$5.53B$2.83B28.174,389Positive NewsNXENexGen Energy2.3143 of 5 stars$8.33-1.8%$11.00+32.1%+27.1%$4.79BN/A55.5077Analyst RevisionPositive NewsHBMHudbay Minerals4.1522 of 5 stars$9.03-0.8%$11.17+23.7%+99.2%$3.58B$1.69B39.242,708Analyst RevisionMPMP Materials2.8545 of 5 stars$18.24+1.2%$21.40+17.4%+12.1%$2.94B$253.45M0.00490Insider TradeAESIAtlas Energy Solutions4.0556 of 5 stars$21.21+1.4%$24.44+15.2%+24.0%$2.34B$925.76M26.85490Insider TradeNGDNew Gold1.7254 of 5 stars$2.78flat$3.08+10.8%N/A$2.20B$786.50M25.271,578EROEro Copper3.6053 of 5 stars$15.93-1.1%$30.00+88.3%+29.2%$1.66B$427.48M93.713,374 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CCJ Competitors TECK Competitors SUM Competitors KNF Competitors NXE Competitors HBM Competitors MP Competitors AESI Competitors NGD Competitors ERO Competitors 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:SQM) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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