Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Competitors $43.24 +1.52 (+3.64%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$43.34 +0.10 (+0.24%) As of 07:24 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FCX vs. CENX, LIN, AA, ERO, HBM, NUE, SCCO, TECK, TGB, and MTRNShould you be buying Freeport-McMoRan stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Freeport-McMoRan include Century Aluminum (CENX), Linde (LIN), Alcoa (AA), Ero Copper (ERO), HudBay Minerals (HBM), Nucor (NUE), Southern Copper (SCCO), Teck Resources (TECK), Taseko Mines (TGB), and Materion (MTRN). Freeport-McMoRan vs. Its Competitors Century Aluminum Linde Alcoa Ero Copper HudBay Minerals Nucor Southern Copper Teck Resources Taseko Mines Materion Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) and Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CENX or FCX? Freeport-McMoRan has higher revenue and earnings than Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum 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 RatioCentury Aluminum$2.22B0.93$336.80M$1.1619.15Freeport-McMoRan$25.46B2.44$1.89B$1.3232.76 Is CENX or FCX more profitable? Freeport-McMoRan has a net margin of 7.45% compared to Century Aluminum's net margin of 4.94%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 18.02% beat Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Century Aluminum4.94% 18.02% 6.21% Freeport-McMoRan 7.45%7.37%3.87% Which has more risk and volatility, CENX or FCX? Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.53, indicating that its share price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CENX or FCX? In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 19 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 10 mentions for Century Aluminum. Freeport-McMoRan's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Century Aluminum's score of 1.33 indicating that Freeport-McMoRan is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Century Aluminum 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Freeport-McMoRan 24 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer CENX or FCX? Century Aluminum currently has a consensus target price of $24.67, suggesting a potential upside of 11.06%. Freeport-McMoRan has a consensus target price of $51.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.95%. Given Freeport-McMoRan's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Freeport-McMoRan is more favorable than Century Aluminum.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Century Aluminum 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25Freeport-McMoRan 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CENX or FCX? 61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 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 company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryFreeport-McMoRan beats Century Aluminum on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Freeport-McMoRan News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FCX 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 FCX 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 FCX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFreeport-McMoRanMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$62.08B$12.66B$3.41B$21.16BDividend Yield0.73%2.60%5.16%3.59%P/E Ratio32.7619.40112.2429.15Price / Sales2.4412.7231,115,530,772,805,600.0054.92Price / Cash13.5315.9024.0323.84Price / Book2.072.835.935.45Net Income$1.89B$418.31M$148.61M$992.10M7 Day Performance2.25%3.54%1.27%2.62%1 Month Performance-5.44%7.67%2.95%2.51%1 Year Performance-0.14%39.01%32.61%12.94% Freeport-McMoRan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCXFreeport-McMoRan4.7762 of 5 stars$43.24+3.6%$51.00+17.9%-5.0%$62.08B$25.46B32.7628,500Positive NewsShort Interest ↑CENXCentury Aluminum3.7336 of 5 stars$21.84-0.5%$24.67+12.9%+50.4%$2.04B$2.43B18.832,971News CoveragePositive NewsLINLinde3.5547 of 5 stars$482.36+0.5%$519.63+7.7%+4.1%$226.18B$33.01B34.3165,289Positive NewsAAAlcoa4.1038 of 5 stars$29.36-1.6%$41.23+40.4%-11.4%$7.60B$11.90B7.6713,900Positive NewsEROEro Copper4.1153 of 5 stars$13.59+0.2%$23.50+73.0%-33.3%$1.41B$535.97M9.923,374Positive NewsHBMHudBay Minerals3.0225 of 5 stars$10.99+1.5%N/A+41.2%$4.35B$2.02B15.052,803Analyst RevisionNUENucor4.902 of 5 stars$143.44-1.7%$155.78+8.6%-2.1%$32.93B$30.73B25.8932,700Positive NewsInsider TradeSCCOSouthern Copper2.1904 of 5 stars$93.71-0.6%$91.00-2.9%-10.1%$75.35B$11.89B20.5116,133Positive NewsTECKTeck Resources4.9907 of 5 stars$31.26-0.5%$60.11+92.3%-35.1%$15.10B$9.96B82.257,200Positive NewsTGBTaseko Mines2.4367 of 5 stars$3.09+0.3%$5.00+61.8%+36.3%$977.91M$578.65M-103.00696MTRNMaterion3.2366 of 5 stars$109.94-2.2%$117.00+6.4%-5.6%$2.28B$1.68B137.423,037 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Century Aluminum Competitors Linde Competitors Alcoa Competitors Ero Copper Competitors HudBay Minerals Competitors Nucor Competitors Southern Copper Competitors Teck Resources Competitors Taseko Mines Competitors Materion Competitors 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:FCX) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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