Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) Competitors $37.28 -0.36 (-0.96%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SQM vs. VALE, CCJ, TECK, SUM, KNF, NXE, HBM, MP, AESI, and NGDShould 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 Vale (VALE), Cameco (CCJ), Teck Resources (TECK), Summit Materials (SUM), Knife River (KNF), NexGen Energy (NXE), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), MP Materials (MP), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), and New Gold (NGD). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile vs. Vale Cameco Teck Resources Summit Materials Knife River NexGen Energy Hudbay Minerals MP Materials Atlas Energy Solutions New Gold Vale (NYSE:VALE) and Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM) 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 community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community favor VALE or SQM? Vale received 419 more outperform votes than Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.05% of users gave Vale an outperform vote while only 56.04% of users gave Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformValeOutperform Votes79061.05% Underperform Votes50438.95% Sociedad Química y Minera de ChileOutperform Votes37156.04% Underperform Votes29143.96% Does the media favor VALE or SQM? In the previous week, Vale had 4 more articles in the media than Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Vale and 5 mentions for Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile. Vale's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's score of 1.00 indicating that Vale is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vale 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate VALE or SQM? Vale presently has a consensus price target of $14.38, suggesting a potential upside of 61.59%. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has a consensus price target of $45.56, suggesting a potential upside of 22.22%. Given Vale's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vale is more favorable than Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vale 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Is VALE or SQM a better dividend stock? Vale pays an annual dividend of $0.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Vale pays out 42.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile pays out -12.6% 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. Is VALE or SQM more profitable? Vale has a net margin of 22.59% compared to Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's net margin of -6.74%. Vale's return on equity of 21.07% beat Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vale22.59% 21.07% 9.22% Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile -6.74%16.12%7.15% Which has higher earnings and valuation, VALE or SQM? Vale has higher revenue and earnings than Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVale$40.99B0.97$7.98B$2.164.12Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile$4.77B2.23$923.19M-$1.11-33.59 Do insiders & institutionals believe in VALE or SQM? 21.9% of Vale shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.4% of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, VALE or SQM? Vale has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryVale beats Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$10.65B$6.00B$2.79B$19.18BDividend Yield0.38%0.94%5.22%3.58%P/E Ratio-33.5927.38111.6241.22Price / Sales2.2320.75780,141.6017.58Price / Cash5.3617.3524.1021.28Price / Book2.383.913.395.32Net Income$923.19M$260.20M$152.77M$989.67M7 Day Performance-1.30%-5.69%-2.90%-3.45%1 Month Performance-5.72%-8.98%1.40%-3.73%1 Year Performance-36.33%-5.54%17.62%12.06% 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 Chile1.1004 of 5 stars$37.28-1.0%$45.56+22.2%-33.7%$10.65B$4.77B-33.597,682VALEVale4.8189 of 5 stars$9.23-0.3%$14.38+55.8%-41.4%$41.38B$41.78B4.2966,807Positive NewsCCJCameco4.0143 of 5 stars$54.20-0.2%$66.56+22.8%+22.9%$23.59B$2.80B285.742,100Options VolumeGap DownTECKTeck Resources4.2999 of 5 stars$42.89-2.7%$65.29+52.2%-1.1%$21.97B$11.12B66.8012,600SUMSummit Materials3.136 of 5 stars$50.79+0.0%$50.54-0.5%+32.1%$8.92B$2.62B61.935,300Analyst ForecastKNFKnife River1.9613 of 5 stars$105.10+2.7%$95.33-9.3%+64.4%$5.95B$2.89B29.984,389Positive NewsNXENexGen Energy1.2152 of 5 stars$7.39-1.5%N/A+4.8%$4.18BN/A50.0077Positive NewsHBMHudbay Minerals4.6152 of 5 stars$8.55-1.3%$11.17+30.6%+50.9%$3.37B$2.04B37.652,708Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsMPMP Materials3.4953 of 5 stars$18.74-3.3%$22.10+17.9%-12.8%$3.06B$184.07M-35.87490Positive NewsAESIAtlas Energy Solutions3.7013 of 5 stars$23.03-0.6%$24.67+7.1%+27.8%$2.54B$925.76M29.32490Insider TradeNews CoverageNGDNew Gold2.9392 of 5 stars$2.73-1.4%$3.41+25.0%N/A$2.16B$861.50M138.501,578Options VolumeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VALE Competitors CCJ Competitors TECK Competitors SUM Competitors KNF Competitors NXE Competitors HBM Competitors MP Competitors AESI Competitors NGD 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 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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