Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) Competitors $37.47 +0.17 (+0.46%) (As of 12/24/2024 05:19 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 Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM) and Vale (NYSE:VALE) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings and risk. Is SQM or VALE 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 Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile-6.74% 16.12% 7.15% Vale 22.59%21.07%9.22% Do institutionals and insiders believe in SQM or VALE? 12.4% of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Vale shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SQM or VALE? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSociedad Química y Minera de ChileOutperform Votes37156.04% Underperform Votes29143.96% ValeOutperform Votes79061.05% Underperform Votes50438.95% Which has better earnings & valuation, SQM or VALE? 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 RatioSociedad Química y Minera de Chile$4.77B2.25$923.19M-$1.11-33.76Vale$40.99B0.98$7.98B$2.164.14 Does the media prefer SQM or VALE? In the previous week, Vale had 3 more articles in the media than Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Vale and 2 mentions for Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile. Vale's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's score of 1.01 indicating that Vale 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vale 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate SQM or VALE? Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile currently has a consensus target price of $45.56, indicating a potential upside of 21.60%. Vale has a consensus target price of $14.38, indicating a potential upside of 60.86%. 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 Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Vale 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Is SQM or VALE a better dividend stock? 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 an annual dividend of $0.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile pays out -12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vale pays out 42.1% 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. Which has more volatility and risk, SQM or VALE? Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vale has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less 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. Ad Porter & CompanyVladimir Lenin was right…The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. It’s why Jeff Bezos just sold $3 billion of Amazon… it’s why Nvidia’s CEO just sold $713 million... and it’s why Zuckerberg just sold $1.3 billion in Meta stock. The financial establishment doesn’t want you to know about this… but a controversial new documentary just pulled back the curtain and exposed what’s really going on. It’s called The Final Frontier.Including the name of the #1 company to buy. 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$10.70B$6.02B$2.87B$19.40BDividend Yield0.39%0.96%5.05%3.65%P/E Ratio-33.7627.54110.1141.49Price / Sales2.2531.62923,259.1918.16Price / Cash5.3617.2024.4921.28Price / Book2.394.033.455.36Net Income$923.19M$260.20M$153.24M$990.70M7 Day Performance0.40%9.37%0.24%1.64%1 Month Performance-3.55%-3.01%8.72%-4.76%1 Year Performance-37.70%-4.46%17.22%12.55% 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 Chile1.1657 of 5 stars$37.47+0.5%$45.56+21.6%-37.7%$10.70B$4.77B-33.767,682Positive NewsVALEVale4.8187 of 5 stars$8.89-0.1%$14.38+61.8%-43.2%$39.85B$40.99B4.1266,807Positive NewsCCJCameco4.1466 of 5 stars$52.87+0.8%$66.56+25.9%+20.6%$23.01B$2.80B278.282,100TECKTeck Resources4.3717 of 5 stars$41.28+0.8%$65.29+58.2%-2.1%$21.15B$16.66B62.5512,600Options VolumePositive NewsSUMSummit Materials3.1138 of 5 stars$50.64+0.3%$50.54-0.2%+29.9%$8.89B$3.75B61.765,300KNFKnife River1.9849 of 5 stars$102.80-2.8%$95.33-7.3%+58.1%$5.82B$2.89B29.464,389NXENexGen Energy1.1055 of 5 stars$6.98+0.3%N/A-0.1%$3.95BN/A46.5477Positive NewsHBMHudbay Minerals4.6256 of 5 stars$8.37+1.6%$11.17+33.4%+46.8%$3.30B$2.04B36.392,708MPMP Materials3.3065 of 5 stars$16.17+2.1%$22.10+36.7%-17.7%$2.64B$184.07M-29.94490AESIAtlas Energy Solutions3.9442 of 5 stars$21.56+0.6%$24.67+14.4%+30.4%$2.38B$925.76M27.29490Positive NewsNGDNew Gold3.2019 of 5 stars$2.51flat$3.41+36.0%N/A$1.99B$861.50M125.501,578 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 12/26/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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