Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Competitors $37.63 +1.22 (+3.35%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.65 +0.02 (+0.05%) As of 08:00 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. SCCO, MTRN, SXC, GSM, CMP, BHP, RIO, VALE, MP, and CLFShould you be buying Freeport-McMoRan stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Freeport-McMoRan include Southern Copper (SCCO), Materion (MTRN), SunCoke Energy (SXC), Ferroglobe (GSM), Compass Minerals International (CMP), BHP Group (BHP), Rio Tinto Group (RIO), Vale (VALE), MP Materials (MP), and Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF). Freeport-McMoRan vs. Southern Copper Materion SunCoke Energy Ferroglobe Compass Minerals International BHP Group Rio Tinto Group Vale MP Materials Cleveland-Cliffs Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) and Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability. Do analysts prefer SCCO or FCX? Southern Copper presently has a consensus target price of $91.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.41%. Freeport-McMoRan has a consensus target price of $48.09, indicating a potential upside of 27.80%. Given Freeport-McMoRan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Freeport-McMoRan is more favorable than Southern Copper.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Southern Copper 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83Freeport-McMoRan 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SCCO or FCX? Freeport-McMoRan received 736 more outperform votes than Southern Copper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.22% of users gave Freeport-McMoRan an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave Southern Copper an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSouthern CopperOutperform Votes39555.56% Underperform Votes31644.44% Freeport-McMoRanOutperform Votes113166.22% Underperform Votes57733.78% Does the media favor SCCO or FCX? In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 11 more articles in the media than Southern Copper. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 19 mentions for Southern Copper. Southern Copper's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Freeport-McMoRan's score of 1.02 indicating that Southern Copper is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Southern Copper 9 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Freeport-McMoRan 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, SCCO or FCX? Southern Copper has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SCCO or FCX more profitable? Southern Copper has a net margin of 29.53% compared to Freeport-McMoRan's net margin of 7.42%. Southern Copper's return on equity of 40.27% beat Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Southern Copper29.53% 40.27% 19.12% Freeport-McMoRan 7.42%7.50%3.92% Is SCCO or FCX a better dividend stock? Southern Copper pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Freeport-McMoRan pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Southern Copper pays out 61.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Freeport-McMoRan pays out 24.8% 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 higher earnings and valuation, SCCO or FCX? Southern Copper has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Freeport-McMoRan. Southern 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 RatioSouthern Copper$11.96B6.01$3.38B$4.5719.74Freeport-McMoRan$24.86B2.18$1.89B$1.2131.10 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SCCO or FCX? 7.9% of Southern Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Southern Copper shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryFreeport-McMoRan beats Southern Copper on 13 of the 21 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 {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 FCX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFreeport-McMoRanMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$54.08B$6.81B$3.04B$19.22BDividend Yield0.80%3.64%5.18%4.00%P/E Ratio29.1711.7575.5533.45Price / Sales2.18101.6524,272,056,611,914,900.0029.18Price / Cash12.7621.4824.3217.52Price / Book1.884.345.174.55Net Income$1.89B$605.28M$155.11M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.83%0.93%0.32%2.18%1 Month Performance-1.41%3.68%2.25%-2.05%1 Year Performance-22.86%13.39%17.46%5.45% Freeport-McMoRan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCXFreeport-McMoRan4.9715 of 5 stars$37.63+3.4%$48.09+27.8%-27.0%$54.08B$24.86B29.1725,600Positive NewsGap UpSCCOSouthern Copper2.0954 of 5 stars$92.30+3.6%$91.50-0.9%-22.0%$73.49B$11.43B21.3614,700Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsGap UpMTRNMaterion3.6771 of 5 stars$80.52+0.7%$152.00+88.8%-26.8%$1.67B$1.68B277.663,720Earnings ReportNews CoverageSXCSunCoke Energy3.7649 of 5 stars$9.45+1.3%$13.00+37.6%-7.4%$799.91M$1.94B8.44890Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGSMFerroglobe3.2603 of 5 stars$3.63flatN/A-32.8%$682.02M$1.64B181.503,420Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsCMPCompass Minerals International1.4212 of 5 stars$11.93-0.6%$18.33+53.6%+6.9%$495.23M$1.08B-3.021,950Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsBHPBHP Group2.0074 of 5 stars$48.37+1.5%$53.00+9.6%-13.2%$122.65B$53.60B10.9945,300Short Interest ↑Gap UpRIORio Tinto Group4.7218 of 5 stars$60.19+1.0%$73.00+21.3%-13.3%$75.48B$53.66B9.3353,700Short Interest ↓Gap UpVALEVale4.5331 of 5 stars$9.55+1.2%$12.44+30.3%-24.1%$43.35B$38.06B6.6364,500Gap UpMPMP Materials1.0131 of 5 stars$22.92+0.3%$23.61+3.0%+53.0%$3.75B$203.86M-38.85490Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpCLFCleveland-Cliffs2.8416 of 5 stars$7.55+4.2%$15.49+105.2%-49.4%$3.73B$19.19B-7.7826,000Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Southern Copper Competitors Materion Competitors SunCoke Energy Competitors Ferroglobe Competitors Compass Minerals International Competitors BHP Group Competitors Rio Tinto Group Competitors Vale Competitors MP Materials Competitors Cleveland-Cliffs 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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