Ero Copper (ERO) Competitors $18.74 +1.40 (+8.04%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.88 +0.13 (+0.72%) As of 07:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ERO vs. FCX, HBM, SCCO, TECK, TGB, NGD, LEU, KNF, NXE, and TTAMShould you be buying Ero Copper stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ero Copper include Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), HudBay Minerals (HBM), Southern Copper (SCCO), Teck Resources (TECK), Taseko Mines (TGB), New Gold (NGD), Centrus Energy (LEU), Knife River (KNF), NexGen Energy (NXE), and Titan America (TTAM). Ero Copper vs. Its Competitors Freeport-McMoRan HudBay Minerals Southern Copper Teck Resources Taseko Mines New Gold Centrus Energy Knife River NexGen Energy Titan America Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) and Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. Does the media favor FCX or ERO? In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 61 more articles in the media than Ero Copper. MarketBeat recorded 71 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 10 mentions for Ero Copper. Freeport-McMoRan's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Ero Copper's score of 0.44 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 41 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ero Copper 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, FCX or ERO? Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ero Copper has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FCX or ERO? Freeport-McMoRan has higher revenue and earnings than Ero Copper. Ero 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$25.46B2.13$1.89B$1.3228.61Ero Copper$470.26M4.13-$68.47M$1.3713.68 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FCX or ERO? 80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Freeport-McMoRan 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. Do analysts prefer FCX or ERO? Freeport-McMoRan currently has a consensus price target of $49.73, suggesting a potential upside of 31.71%. Ero Copper has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.36%. Given Freeport-McMoRan's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Freeport-McMoRan is more favorable than Ero Copper.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Freeport-McMoRan 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.68Ero Copper 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Is FCX or ERO more profitable? Ero Copper has a net margin of 26.63% compared to Freeport-McMoRan's net margin of 7.45%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 17.96% beat Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Freeport-McMoRan7.45% 7.37% 3.87% Ero Copper 26.63%17.96%8.06% SummaryFreeport-McMoRan beats Ero Copper on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ero Copper News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ERO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 ERO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEro CopperMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.94B$14.12B$3.64B$21.58BDividend YieldN/A2.24%5.06%3.52%P/E Ratio13.6822.68162.7429.50Price / Sales4.1316.5618,592.1958.25Price / Cash11.9919.4725.8924.72Price / Book2.383.896.774.56Net Income-$68.47M$418.31M$149.17M$1.00B7 Day Performance12.29%13.83%3.59%0.38%1 Month Performance30.31%20.14%12.73%2.42%1 Year Performance-17.20%60.49%47.22%13.77% Ero Copper Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EROEro Copper3.1665 of 5 stars$18.75+8.0%$19.00+1.4%-18.5%$1.94B$470.26M13.683,374Options VolumeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeFCXFreeport-McMoRan4.9815 of 5 stars$45.64+2.1%$51.00+11.7%+0.5%$64.21B$25.46B34.5828,500Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeGap DownHBMHudBay Minerals3.2142 of 5 stars$13.88+2.6%N/A+65.8%$5.35B$2.02B19.012,803Gap UpSCCOSouthern Copper2.0609 of 5 stars$109.74+3.4%$93.60-14.7%+4.0%$85.38B$11.43B24.0116,133Gap UpTECKTeck Resources4.9015 of 5 stars$41.91+0.0%$56.88+35.7%-21.3%$20.12B$6.48B110.297,200Gap UpTGBTaseko Mines3.3669 of 5 stars$3.66+3.1%$5.00+36.6%+64.8%$1.16B$578.65M-122.00696News CoverageOptions VolumeNGDNew Gold2.503 of 5 stars$6.74+3.4%$4.56-32.3%+122.8%$5.34B$1.03B51.851,570Positive NewsLEUCentrus Energy2.0025 of 5 stars$243.48+9.6%$202.09-17.0%+504.0%$4.43B$436.90M55.21280Positive NewsKNFKnife River3.5261 of 5 stars$77.34-0.8%$114.33+47.8%-14.8%$4.42B$2.90B28.754,761NXENexGen Energy0.3584 of 5 stars$8.44+10.6%N/A+39.7%$4.39BN/A-33.7660Positive NewsOptions VolumeHigh Trading VolumeTTAMTitan America1.1074 of 5 stars$15.81+0.6%$17.07+8.0%N/A$2.90B$1.62B0.002,742Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Freeport-McMoRan Alternatives HudBay Minerals Alternatives Southern Copper Alternatives Teck Resources Alternatives Taseko Mines Alternatives New Gold Alternatives Centrus Energy Alternatives Knife River Alternatives NexGen Energy Alternatives Titan America Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ERO) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersClaim Your Share of $5.39 BILLION in AI Equity ChecksThe U.S. government just took advantage of Public Law 81-774 to crack down on AI companies... 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